The Happiest Home
Where is the happiest home on earth?
Tis not mid scenes of noisy mirth;
But where God's favor, sought aright,
Fill every breast with joy and light.
The richest home? It is not found
Where wealth and splendor most abound;
But wheresoe'er, in hall or cot,
Men live contented with their lot.
The fairest home? It is not placed
In scenes with outward beauty graced;
But where kind words and smiles impart
A constant sunshine to the heart.
On such a home of peace and love
God showers his blessing from above;
And angels, watching o'er it, cry,
"Lo! this is like our home on high!"
Where is the happiest home on earth?
Tis not mid scenes of noisy mirth;
But where God's favor, sought aright,
Fill every breast with joy and light.
The richest home? It is not found
Where wealth and splendor most abound;
But wheresoe'er, in hall or cot,
Men live contented with their lot.
The fairest home? It is not placed
In scenes with outward beauty graced;
But where kind words and smiles impart
A constant sunshine to the heart.
On such a home of peace and love
God showers his blessing from above;
And angels, watching o'er it, cry,
"Lo! this is like our home on high!"
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lovely thank you for sharing this.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading this poem, thanks for sharing it! :)
ReplyDeleteSuch lovely words and so true! Love the beautiful illustrations! Wishing you a blessed Sunday. xo Karen
ReplyDeleteKelly, this is beautiful as well as the prints! I must look up the author. Have a wonderful afternoon. ♥
ReplyDeleteThat is a lovely poem!! If only we could always remember this and share this with others.
ReplyDeleteHave enjoyed looking around. You have a lovely blog. It has taken me awhile to get myself signed in and then to "share a thought" is new to me. Little things can stump me sometimes. Oh I really liked the post on old cookbooks. I have made a few vintage recipes, including Mrs. Lincoln's favorite cake. That one was a big disappointment, though baking it satisfied my curiosity.
ReplyDeleteOh my! I crawled into everyone of those pictures!!
ReplyDeleteAnd thank you for sharing such a beautiful poem. :-)
Love that poem, thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteHi, thank you for visiting my blog. So glad to visit your pretty blog! I love the poem and the pictures! Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful poem and images! Thanks for sharing with SYC.
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Jann
How neat that you own this book! I read that Almanzo had gifted this title to Laura Ingalls! I have had a chance to thumb through it and would love to have this collection as well :) Thank you for sharing this inspiring poem on the Art of Home-Making Mondays!
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