Blest Be The Tie That Binds

Text by John Fawcett

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About this hymn

Date: 1782
Tune: Boylston
Composer: Lowell Mason
Key: C
Meter: 6 6 8 6

Historical background

This edition is preserved in the Open Hymnal Project at source revision d35811b2d5c9. Contributor and publication details below are reproduced from the score metadata rather than inferred.

Theology & Scripture

The source index associates this text with Brotherhood, Christian Home/Family, Christian Life, Church on Earth (Church Militant), Compassion, Consolation.

Col 3:12-17 · 1Jn 4:7-21 · Eph 4:1-6 · Gal 6:1-5 · Rom 15:1-7

Musical background

Boylston is presented in the source key of C, with four documented parts.

Sources & rights

Verified for United States on 2026-10-13. Public domain — source score marking

Words: John Fawcett, 1782. Music and Setting: 'Boylston' Lowell Mason, 1832. copyright: public domain. This score is a part of the Open Hymnal Project, 2012 Revision.