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THY HOME IS WITH THE HUMBLE, LORD

Scripture Verse

Ye are not in the flesh, but in the spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Romans 8:9

Introduction

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Frederick Faber
(1814–1863)

Words: Fred­er­ick W. Fa­ber, Je­sus and Ma­ry (Lon­don: James Burns, 1849), pag­es 158–60, cen­to.

Music: Na­omi Hans G. Nä­ge­li (1773–1836). Ar­ranged by Low­ell Ma­son, 1836 (🔊 ).

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Hans G. Nägeli (1773–1836)

Lyrics

Thy home is with the hum­ble, Lord!
The sim­ple are Thy rest;
Thy lodg­ing is in child­like hearts;
Thou mak­est there Thy nest.

Dear Com­fort­er, eter­nal love,
If Thou wilt stay with me,
Of low­ly thoughts and sim­ple ways
I’ll build a nest for Thee.

Who made this beat­ing heart of mine
But Thou, my heav­en­ly guest?
Let no one have it then but Thee,
And let it be Thy nest.