Oh, Blest the House
Words and music by Christoph Karl Ludwig von Pfeil · tr. Catherine Winkworth · 1735
Key of Eb · 100 BPM · 4/4 · Activity,Children,Christian Home/Family · Josh 24:15
Verse 1
Oh 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!
Verse 2
Oh 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.
Verse 3
Blest, where their prayers shall daily rise As fragrant incense to the skies,
While in their lives the world is taught That forms without the heart are naught.
Verse 4
Blest, where the busy hands fulfil Their proper task with ready skill,
While through their different works ye see One spirit run of unity.
Verse 5
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.
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