"Oh, Blest the House, Whate'er Befall" by Christoph C. L. von Pfeil, 1712-1784 Translated by Catherine Winkworth, 1829-1878 Text From: THE HANDBOOK TO THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1942)p.447 1. Oh, blest the house, whate'er befall, Where Jesus Christ is all in all! Yea, if He were not dwelling there, How dark and poor and void it were! 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! 3. Oh, blest the parents who give heed Unto their children's foremost need And weary not of care or cost! May none to them and heaven be lost! 4. 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. 5. Then here will I and mine today A solemn covenant make and say: Though all the world forsake Thy Word, I and my house will serve the Lord! _______________________________________ Notes: Hymn #625 from _The Handbook to the Lutheran Hymnal_ Text: Luke 2: 41-52 Author: Christoph C. L. von Pfeil, 1782, cento Translated by: st. 1, 2, 4, 5, Catherine Winkworth, 1863 st. 3, translator unknown Titled: "Wohl einem Haus, da Jesus Christ" Tune: "Wo Gott zum Haus" 1st Published in: _Geistliche Lieder_ Town: Wittenberg, 1535 ______________________________________________________________ This text was converted to ascii format for Project Wittenberg by Debbie Harris and is in the public domain. You may freely distribute, copy or print this text. Please direct any comments or suggestions to: Rev. Robert E. Smith of the Walther Library at Concordia Theological Seminary. E-mail: bob_smith@ctsfw.edu Surface Mail: 6600 N. Clinton St., Ft. Wayne, IN 46825 USA Phone: (219) 452-2148 Fax: (219) 452-2126 ______________________________________________________________