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Text:Happy the Home
Author:Henry Ware, the younger, (1794-1843)
Tune:ST. AGNES (Dykes)
Composer:John B. Dykes (1823-1876)

655. Happy the Home

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 to every ear;
Where children early speak 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, And love fills every breast
Title: Happy the Home
Author: Henry Ware, the younger, (1794-1843) (1858)
Meter: C.M.
Publication Date: 1985
Topic: Christian Home: Love in the Home
Tune Information
Name: ST. AGNES (Dykes)
Composer: John B. Dykes (1823-1876) (1866)
Meter: C.M.
Incipit: 33323 47155 53225
Key: G Major or modal



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