Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, MOTHER AND HOME, by JOHN JARVIS HOLDEN


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MOTHER AND HOME, by                    
First Line: Mother! Home! - that blest refrain
Last Line: All things go, but these remain!
Subject(s): Mothers


MOTHER! Home!--that blest refrain
Sounds through every hastening year:
All things go, but these remain

Held in memory's jewelled 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!





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