Your House Of Happiness

Your House of Happiness
Take what God gives , O friend of mine
And build your house of happiness .
Perchance some have been given more ,
But many have been given less ,
The treasure lying at your feet ,
Whose value you but faintly guess ,
Another builder looking on ,
Would barter Heaven to possess .
Have you found work that you can do ?
Is there a spot somewhere called home ,
Where spent and worn your soul can rest ?

A friend , a tree ,a book ,a song ,
A dog , which loves your hand’s caress ,
A story of health to meet life’s needs ,
Oh , build your house of happiness .
Trust not tomorrow’s dawn to bring
The dreamed–of joy which we wait,
We have enough of pleasant things
To house our souls in goodly state .
Tomorrow ,time’s relentless stream
May bear what now we have away ,
Take what God gives , O friend ,
And build your house of happiness today .
Jan Bagwell
God Bless you and your families . Please remember Lonnie Ivey ,his dear mother pass away .