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Text:Blest be the tie that binds
Author:John Fawcett, 1740-1817
Tune:DENNIS
Arranger:Phil Burt
Composer:Johann G. Nägeli, 1768-1836

60. Blest be the tie that binds

Text Information
First Line: Blest be the tie that binds
Title: Blest be the tie that binds
Author: John Fawcett, 1740-1817 (alt.)
Meter: SM
Language: English
Publication Date: 1999
Topic: The Church of Jesus Christ: Unity of the Church; The Church of Jesus Christ: Marriage; Travelling, Parting and Distant Friends
Tune Information
Name: DENNIS
Composer: Johann G. Nägeli, 1768-1836
Arranger: Phil Burt
Meter: SM
Key: G Major or modal
Copyright: Arr. © 1987 Phil Burt



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