Mother and Home

Mother! Home! - that blest refrain

Sounds through every hastening year:

All things go, but these remain.

Held in memory's jeweled chain,

Names most precious, names thrice dear:

Mother! Home! - that blest refrain.

How it sings away my pain!

How it stills my waking fear!

All things go, but these remain.

Griefs may grow and sorrows wane,

E'er that melody I hear:

Mother! Home! - that blest refrain.

Tenderness in every strain,

Thoughts to worship and revere:

All things go, but these remain.

Every night you smile again,

Every day you bring me cheer:

Mother! Home! - that blest refrain:

All things go, but these remain.

~ John Jarvis Holden