The Christian Home / As it is in the Sphere of Nature and the Church; Showing the Mission, Duties, Influences, Habits, and Responsibilities of Home, its Education, Government, and Discipline; with Hints on "Match Making," and the Relation of Parents to the Marriage Choice of their Children; together with a consideration of the Tests in the Selection of a Companion, Etc.

by Samuel Philips

To hear about my home above;

For there doth many a loved one dwell

In light and joy ineffable.

"O! tell me how they shine and sing,

While every harp rings echoing,

And every glad and tearless eye

Beams like the bright sun gloriously.

"Tell me of that victorious palm,

Each hand in glory beareth;

Tell me of that celestial calm,