O home beloved wher-e’er I wander,

On foreign land or distant sea,

As time rolls by, my heart grows fonder

And yearns more lovingly for thee!

Tho fair be nature’s scenes around me,

And friends are ever kind and true,

Tho joyous mirth and song surround me,

My heart, my soul still yearns for you.

 

O home beloved where mother taught me,

And nurtured us with love and prayer,

And made for me a sacred mem’ry,

As I recall her presence there;

Words cannot tell how well I love thee

Nor speak my longing when I roam.

My heart alone can cry to heaven,

“God bless my own dear mother’s home.”

 

 

 

 

 

The Kerns men were asked to sing in

sacrament meeting for Mother’s Day 2010.

The words to Hymn #337 were reworked,

and this is what we sang.