The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 ‎#655

655. O Happy Home Where Thou Art Loved

1 O happy home, where Thou art loved the dearest,
Thou loving Friend and Saviour of our race,
And where among the guests there never cometh
One who can hold such high and honored place!

2 O happy home, where two in heart united
In holy faith and blessed hope are one,
Whom death a little while alone divideth,
And cannot end the union here begun!

3 O happy home, where Thou art not forgotten
When joy is overflowing, full, and free;
O happy home, where ev'ry wounded spirit
Is brought, Physician, Comforter, to Thee,—

4 Until at last, when earth's day's work is ended
All meet Thee in the blessed home above,
From whence Thou camest, where Thou hast ascended,
Thy everlasting home of peace and love!

Text Information

• First Line: O happy home, where Thou art loved the dearest
• Title: O Happy Home Where Thou Art Loved
• German Title: O selig Haus, wo man dich aufgenommen
• Translator: Sarah Borthwick Findlater (1823-1911) (1858)
• Author: Carl Johann Philipp Spitta (1801-1859) (1833)
• Meter: 11.10.11.10.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1972
• Scripture:
  Ephesians 5:25
• Topic: Book One: Hymns, Songs, Chorales; The Christian Home: Family Piety
• Notes: Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave Himself for it. Eph. 5:25.

Tune Information

• Name: VESALIUS
• Composer: E. Cooper Perry, b. 1856
• Meter: 11.10.11.10.
• Key: G Major
• Notes: M.M. 88