I grew up in a small Baptist church in Alabama. Often our meetings were closed with the hymn “Blest Be the Tie that Binds.” As we gathered, we held hands and sang the chorus of this great hymn. I didn ...

Blest be the tie that binds/Our hearts in Christian love;/The fellowship of kindred minds/Is like to that above. I found a “history of hymns” article that describes “Blest Be the Tie That Binds,” ...

I don’t remember where I got my silly, brown tie that has the words, crudely written on it in iridescent green with a paint pen, “Blest Be The Tie That Binds.” Maybe I found it at a garage sale. It ...

John Fawcett, 1740-1817, wrote the first line of a popular gospel song, approximately 200 years ago, with "Blest be the tie that binds, Our hearts in Christian love . . ." When used as a verb the word ...