Adventist Pioneer Library

The Christian — Family Devotion

Happy the home when God is there

  • No. 552
  • Words Anon.
  • 4 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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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' nameIs sweet to every 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 live but for the skies.

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.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «552» (large) at the top of the right column of p. 181, with the italic reference line «175, 354, 581.» (= sing to the tunes of hymns 175, 354 or 581) beside the number; four stanzas of four lines, numbered «1»–«4» without periods (written «1.»–«4.» here, as in the other deliveries of this book); lines 2 and 4 of each stanza indented. The first word «HAPPY» is set in capitals and small capitals. «Anon.» in italics, right-aligned, after stanza 4. No meter is printed (the text is C. M., like the three reference tunes). Where the print sets a thin space before «;» («breast ;», «ear ;», «gain ;»), it is closed up here. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's; apostrophes are written straight.

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
The Christian — Family Devotion · No. 552 · printed page 181
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-01