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Author: F. L. B. Appears in 8 hymnals First Line: O the old house at home where my forefathers dwelt Refrain First Line: O the old house at home, O the old house at home Lyrics: 1 O the old house at home where my forefathers dwelt; Where a child at the feet of my mother I knelt; Where she taught me the pray’r, where she read me the page, Which in infancy lisps is the solace of age, My heart ‘mid all changes, where’er I may roam, Never loses its love for the old house at home; For ‘twas there at the feet of my mother, In the old house at home where me forefathers dwelt. O the old house at home, O the old house at home, My heart never changes for the old house at home; O the old house at home, O the old house at home, My heart never changes for the old house at home. 2 It was not for its splendor that dwelling was dear; It was not that the gay and the noble were near; O’er the porch the wild rose and the ivy entwined, And the jessamine fragrantly waved in the wind, But dearer to me than proud turret or dome, Is the home of my father, the old house at home; For ‘twas there at the feet of my mother, In the old house at home where me forefathers dwelt. O the old house at home, O the old house at home, My heart never changes for the old house at home; O the old house at home, O the old house at home, My heart never changes for the old house at home. 3 But the old house no more is a dwelling for me; The home of the stranger henceforth it must be; And I never shall room in its rooms as a guest, Never roam thro’ the fields that my father possessed, But still in my dreams where’er I may roam, Sweet visions will come of the old house at home; For ‘twas there at the feet of my mother, In the old house at home where me forefathers dwelt. O the old house at home, O the old house at home, My heart never changes for the old house at home; O the old house at home, O the old house at home, My heart never changes for the old house at home. 4 There’s the “New House” for me that is not made with hands; ‘Tis a mansion in heaven, eternal it stands, By the river of life, where the streets are of gold, And the gates are of pearl, it can never be sold, And soon I shall go to the land of the blest, To meet with mother and the loved ones at rest; And ‘tis there ‘round a throne pearly white we shall sing, In that “New House” at “Home,” ‘tis the home of a King! O the new house at home, O the new house at home, My soul now is longing for the new house at home; O the new house at home, O the new house at home, My soul now is longing for the new house at home. Used With Tune: [O the old house at home where my forefathers dwelt]

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[O the old house at home where my forefathers dwelt]

Appears in 5 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: E. Bristow Incipit: 51332 17761 65511 Used With Text: The Old and New Home

[Oh, the old house at home, where my forefathers dwelt]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: I. B. Woodbury Incipit: 12333 34321 23335 Used With Text: The Old House at Home

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The Old and New Home

Author: F. L. B. Hymnal: Triumphant Songs No.2 #103 (1889) First Line: O the old house at home where my forefathers dwelt Refrain First Line: O the old house at home, O the old house at home Lyrics: 1 O the old house at home where my forefathers dwelt; Where a child at the feet of my mother I knelt; Where she taught me the pray’r, where she read me the page, Which in infancy lisps is the solace of age, My heart ‘mid all changes, where’er I may roam, Never loses its love for the old house at home; For ‘twas there at the feet of my mother, In the old house at home where me forefathers dwelt. O the old house at home, O the old house at home, My heart never changes for the old house at home; O the old house at home, O the old house at home, My heart never changes for the old house at home. 2 It was not for its splendor that dwelling was dear; It was not that the gay and the noble were near; O’er the porch the wild rose and the ivy entwined, And the jessamine fragrantly waved in the wind, But dearer to me than proud turret or dome, Is the home of my father, the old house at home; For ‘twas there at the feet of my mother, In the old house at home where me forefathers dwelt. O the old house at home, O the old house at home, My heart never changes for the old house at home; O the old house at home, O the old house at home, My heart never changes for the old house at home. 3 But the old house no more is a dwelling for me; The home of the stranger henceforth it must be; And I never shall room in its rooms as a guest, Never roam thro’ the fields that my father possessed, But still in my dreams where’er I may roam, Sweet visions will come of the old house at home; For ‘twas there at the feet of my mother, In the old house at home where me forefathers dwelt. O the old house at home, O the old house at home, My heart never changes for the old house at home; O the old house at home, O the old house at home, My heart never changes for the old house at home. 4 There’s the “New House” for me that is not made with hands; ‘Tis a mansion in heaven, eternal it stands, By the river of life, where the streets are of gold, And the gates are of pearl, it can never be sold, And soon I shall go to the land of the blest, To meet with mother and the loved ones at rest; And ‘tis there ‘round a throne pearly white we shall sing, In that “New House” at “Home,” ‘tis the home of a King! O the new house at home, O the new house at home, My soul now is longing for the new house at home; O the new house at home, O the new house at home, My soul now is longing for the new house at home. Tune Title: [O the old house at home where my forefathers dwelt]

The Old House at Home

Hymnal: The Male Chorus No. 1 #115 (1888) First Line: Oh, the old house at home, where my forefathers dwelt Refrain First Line: O the old house at home, the old house at home Languages: English Tune Title: [Oh, the old house at home, where my forefathers dwelt]

The Old and New Home

Hymnal: Lasting Hymns #75 (1901) First Line: O the old house at home where my forefathers dwelt Refrain First Line: O the old house at home, O the old house at home Languages: English Tune Title: [O the old house at home where my forefathers dwelt]

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I. B. Woodbury

1819 - 1858 Composer of "[Oh, the old house at home, where my forefathers dwelt]" in The Male Chorus No. 1 Woodbury, Isaac Baker. (Beverly, Massachusetts, October 23, 1819--October 26, 1858, Columbia, South Carolina). Music editor. As a boy, he studied music in nearby Boston, then spent his nineteenth year in further study in London and Paris. He taught for six years in Boston, traveling throughout New England with the Bay State Glee Club. He later lived at Bellow Falls, Vermont, where he organized the New Hampshire and Vermont Musical Association. In 1849 he settled in New York City where he directed the music at the Rutgers Street Church until ill-health caused him to resign in 1851. He became editor of the New York Musical Review and made another trip to Europe in 1852 to collect material for the magazine. in the fall of 1858 his health broke down from overwork and he went south hoping to regain his strength, but died three days after reaching Columbia, South Carolina. He published a number of tune-books, of which the Dulcimer, of New York Collection of Sacred Music, went through a number of editions. His Elements of Musical Composition, 1844, was later issued as the Self-instructor in Musical Composition. He also assisted in the compilation of the Methodist Hymn Book of 1857. --Leonard Ellinwood, DNAH Archives

Frank L. Bristow

1845 - 1914 Person Name: F. L. B. Arranger of "The Old and New Home" in Triumphant Songs No.2 Born: April 15, 1845, Jacksonville, Illinois. Died: November 11, 1914, Covington, Kentucky. Buried: Linden Grove Cemetery, Covington, Kentucky. Son of minister Benjamin Franklin Bristow, Frank was a well known composer and teacher of popular and religious music. --www.hymntime.com/tch/