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Text:Happy the home when God is there
Author:Henry Ware, the younger, 1794-1843
Tune:ST. AGNES, DURHAM
Composer:John Bacchus Dykes, 1823-1876

703. Happy the home when God is there

1 Happy the home when God is there,
and love fills every breast,
when one their wish, and one their prayer,
and one their heavenly rest.

2 Happy the home where Jesus' name
is sweet in every ear,
where children early lisp his fame,
and parents hold him dear.

3 Happy the home where prayer is heard
and praise is wont to rise,
where parents love the sacred word
that makes us truly wise.

4 Lord, let us in our homes agree,
this blessed peace to gain;
unite our hearts in love to thee,
and love to all will reign.

Text Information
First Line: Happy the home when God is there
Title: Happy the home when God is there
Author: Henry Ware, the younger, 1794-1843
Meter: 8 6 8 6 CM
Language: English
Publication Date: 1997
Scripture:
Topic: Family; Home; One Life in Christ: Love (2 more...)
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: ST. AGNES, DURHAM
Composer: John Bacchus Dykes, 1823-1876
Meter: 8 6 8 6 CM
Key: G Major or modal
Copyright: Public Domain



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