{"slug": "blest-be-the-tie-that-binds", "title": "Blest Be The Tie That Binds", "first_line": "Blest be the tie that binds Our hearts in", "author": "john-fawcett", "author_date": "1845", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [6, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Anticipation", "Art and Music", "Blood", "Consecration"], "scripture": ["Revelation 7:9-17", "Hebrews 9:14", "1 John 1:7", "Revelation 6:11-13"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "oh-source-1931", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Open Hymnal X:214; all components published pre-1931 (latest year 1845).", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "hymnary_ids": {"text_auth": "blest_be_the_tie_that_binds", "total_instances": 2553}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Blest be the tie that binds Our hearts in Christ -- ian love; The fel -- low -- ship of kin -- dred minds Is like to that a -- bove.", "prose": ["Blest be the tie that binds", "Our hearts in Christian love;", "The fellowship of kindred minds", "Is like to that above."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Be -- fore our Fa -- ther's throne We pour our ar -- dent prayers; Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one Our com -- forts and our cares.", "prose": ["Before our Father's throne", "We pour our ardent prayers;", "Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one", "Our comforts and our cares."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "We share each oth -- er's woes, Our mu -- tual bur -- dens bear; And of -- ten for each oth -- er flows The sym -- pa -- thiz -- ing tear.", "prose": ["We share each other's woes,", "Our mutual burdens bear;", "And often for each other flows", "The sympathizing tear."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "When we a -- sun -- der part, It gives us in -- ward pain; But we shall still be joined in heart, And hope to meet a -- gain.", "prose": ["When we asunder part,", "It gives us inward pain;", "But we shall still be joined in heart,", "And hope to meet again."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "This glor -- ious hope re -- vives Our cour -- age by the way; While each in ex -- pec -- ta -- tion lives, And longs to see the day.", "prose": ["This glorious hope revives", "Our courage by the way;", "While each in expectation lives,", "And longs to see the day."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}