The children that this old house once knew have long been gone away from its view

But today is the day they've all come home

For today there's a family gathering at home

We'll have a big Sunday dinner and sing some old hymns

And this house will be filled with laughter again

And these walls will ring out with a joyful tone

For today there's a family gathering at home

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This house has been lonesome since the children have gone

But today it is filled with good happy song

It's like the old house that once I'd known

For today there's a family gathering at home

We'll have a big Sunday dinner...