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Happy the Home When God Is There

Henry Ware (1846) • English

Primary Scripture: Genesis 18:19

Verse 1

Happy the home when God is there, And love fills every breast; When one their wish, and one their prayer, And one their heav’nly rest.

Verse 2

Happy the home where Jesus’ name Is sweet to every ear; Where children early speak His fame, And parents hold Him dear.

Verse 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.

Verse 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.

Scripture References

Reference 1

  • genesis 18:19

Reference 2

  • genesis 35:14-15

Reference 3

  • exodus 20:12

Reference 4

  • deuteronomy 6:5-7

Reference 5

  • joshua 24:15

Reference 6

  • psalms 127

Reference 7

  • john 17:11

Reference 8

  • 2-timothy 1:5

Reference 9

  • hebrews 13:4

Reference 10

  • revelation 3:20
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