John Fawcett

John Fawcett was a Yorkshire Baptist minister who served small congregations at Wainsgate and Hebden Bridge for most of his long pastoral life, declining calls to larger and more prominent churches. He is remembered in two registers: as the author of Christ Precious to Those Who Believe, a warm and careful treatment of the believer’s relationship to Christ, and as the writer of the hymn “Blest Be the Tie That Binds,” which tradition associates with his decision to remain with his congregation rather than accept a call to London.