Hymn
Happy the Home When God Is There
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.
Happy the home where Jesus' Name
Is sweet to ev'ry ear;
Where children early lisp His fame,
And parents hold Him dear.
Happy the home where prayer is heard,
And praise is wont to rise,
Where parents love the sacred Word,
That makes us truly wise.
Lord, let us in our home agree,
This blessed peace to gain;
Unite our hearts in love to thee,
And love to all will reign.
Happy the Home When God Is There — Text from The New Christian Hymnal, 1929. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/happy-the-home-when-god-is-there
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Happy the Home When God Is There?
The words of Happy the Home When God Is There were written by Henry Ware; the version here was published in 1929. The library also holds Lift Your Glad Voices, another hymn by Henry Ware.
Is Happy the Home When God Is There public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The New Christian Hymnal, published in 1929. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of Happy the Home When God Is There?
Happy the Home When God Is There is in Common Metre (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Angels' Song, Let every tongue thy goodness speak and The Excellence of Scripture.