1. Happy the home when God is there And love fills everyone, When with united work and prayer The Master's will is done. 2. Happy the home where God's strong love Is starting to appear, Where all the children hear His fame And parents hold Him dear. 3. Happy the home where prayer is heard And praise is everywhere, Where parents love the sacred Word And its true wisdom share. 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.
Lyrics: Henry Ware, Jr.
Music:
John Bacchus Dykes
Tune: ST. AGNES
Meter: C.M.
Henry Ware Jr., 1794–1843
This text was written by an ordained Unitarian minister, Henry Ware, who later became pastor of the Second Unitarian Church in Boston, Massachusetts. The well-known American poet, Ralph Waldo Emerson, served for a time as Ware’s assistant. The hymn first appeared in Selection of Hymns and Poetry for Use of Infant and Juvenile Schools and Families, published in 1846.