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