The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 ‎#651

651. Happy the Home When God Is There

1 Happy the home when God is there,
And love fills ev'ry breast;
When one their wish, and one their prayer,
And one their heav'nly rest.

2 Happy the home where Jesus' name
Is sweet to ev'ry 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
And all its wisdom prize.

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 (1794-1843) (1846)
• Meter: C.M. 8.6.8.6.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1972
• Scripture:
  Hebrews 13:4
  ;
  Genesis 35:14-15
• Topic: Book One: Hymns, Songs, Chorales; The Christian Home: Foundations
• Notes: Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge. Heb. 13:4. And Jacob set up a pillar in the place … And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Bethel. Gen. 35:14, 15.

Tune Information

• Name: EVAN
• Composer: William Henry Havergal, 1793-1870
• Arranger: Lowell Mason, 1792-1872
• Meter: C.M. 8.6.8.6.
• Key: A Major
• Notes: M.M. 60