Homes

So long as there are homes to which men turn
At close of day;
So long as there are homes where children are,
Where mothers stay -
If love and truth and Christian faith be found
Across those sills -
The Church of Christ can overcome
The gravest ills.

So long as there are homes where fires burn
And where there is bread;
So long as there are homes where Christ can dwell
And prayers are said;
Although men falter through the dark -
And nations grope -
With God inside those loving homes -
We have sure hope.  Selected