ELHB Hymn 445
O blest the house, whate'er befall
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445. O blest the house, whate'er befall
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1 O blest the house, whate'er befall,
Where Jesus Christ is all in all;
Yea, if He were not dwelling there,
How poor, and dark, and void it were!
Where Jesus Christ is all in all;
Yea, if He were not dwelling there,
How poor, and dark, and void it were!
2 O blest that house where faith ye find,
And all within have set their mind
To trust their God and serve Him still,
And do in all His holy will.
And all within have set their mind
To trust their God and serve Him still,
And do in all His holy will.
3 O blest the parents who give heed
Unto their children's foremost need,
And weary not of care or cost:
To them and heaven shall none be lost.
Unto their children's foremost need,
And weary not of care or cost:
To them and heaven shall none be lost.
4 Blest such a house, it prospers well,
In peace and joy the parents dwell,
And in their children's lot is shown
How richly God can bless His own.
In peace and joy the parents dwell,
And in their children's lot is shown
How richly God can bless His own.
Source noted on Hymnary: Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book #445