Our Old Homestead

Our old, brown homestead reared its walls

Author: Phoebe Cary
Tune: [Our old, brown homestead reared its walls]
Published in 1 hymnal

Author: Phoebe Cary

Phoebe Cary, (1824-1871) was born and raised in Mount Healthy in Hamilton County, Ohio. Her family came from Lyme, New Hampshire to Ohio when her grandfather was given land in return for his service in the Continental Army. She was the younger sister of Alice Cary (1820-1871). She and Alice submitted poetry to religious periodicals. Phoebe remained in Ohio and continued to write many hymns, including, "One sweetly solemn thought." Mary Louise VanDyke… Go to person page >

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First Line: Our old, brown homestead reared its walls
Title: Our Old Homestead
Author: Phoebe Cary
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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