All Saints Choir sings "Blest Be The Tie That Binds" on Pentecost Sunday; 5/24/26 (SEE MORE BELOW)

MUSIC NOTES: Today's choral offertory "Blest Be the Tie That Binds" is a perfect text for today's Pentecost feast. Another "Holy Spirit" hymn presented [instrumentally] today is the organ prelude: "Draw Us In the Spirit's Tether ." Representative text: (1) Blest be the tie that binds our hearts in Christian love; the fellowship of kindred minds is like to that above. (2) Before our Father's throne we pour our ardent prayers; our fears, our hopes, our aims are one, our comforts and our cares. (3) We share each other's woes, our mutual burdens bear, and often for each other flows the sympathizing tear. (4) When we asunder part, it gives us inward pain, but we shall still be joined in heart, and hope to meet again. (5) This glorious hope revives our courage by the way; while each in expectation lives and longs to see the day. (6) From sorrow, toil, and pain, and sin, we shall be free; and perfect love and friendship reign throughout eternity. All Saints Choir sings "Blest Be the Tie That Binds" on Pentecost Sunday; 5/24/26 at All Saints Church, 131 E. Boughton Road, in Bolingbrook IL. Personnel: Jennifer Akinyemi, Prince Vincent-Anene, Funso Akinyemi, Linda Nimakoh, Ibu Akinyemi Organist/Choirmaster: Bob Saul Video courtesy of Princess Vincent-Anene (Prince's wife) "Blest Be the Tie That Binds" was also sung at Prince & Princess Vincent-Anene's January wedding at All Saints, but today is the first time All Saints Choir is offering this anthem. Blest Be the Tie That Binds (hymn tune: DENNIS): John Fawcett (text) and Hans Georg Nägeli (music)