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SONG OF A FAMILY

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The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Aug 27, 1861

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 18, No. 13.

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SONG OF A FAMILY.

O MAKE our house thy sanctuary! Come in to us a friendly guest, And in our circle ever tarry; Then shall we be forever blest, And thou, a house-mate, shall these walls Transfigure into royal halls.
Joy dwells, O Lord, where'er thou stayest; There blooms a heavenly blessedness; In silk thy poorest thou arrayest, Though men see but a ragged dress. The purest high delight is there, And even in want is wealth to spare.
Thou every morning us awakest, And graciously to prayer dost call. The household cares thou undertakest; Thou knowest what is best in all; And care, though 'twere a leaden load, Is but a feather's weight with God.
One tender bond all hearts embraces, A heavenly bond thy hand hath wove; The rooms are turned to temple-spaces; Illuminated with God's peace and love. Grace is the sunshine of our home, And there God's angels go and come.