“Love at Home”

was written by John Hugh McNaughton who hails from Caledonia, New York. A monument there stands in his honor for his contributions to principles of truth. Born in 1829 to Scottish parents, he was a little-known composer

This hymn expresses a positive assertion that the home can succeed, and when it does, even the elements of earth seem transformed with a beauty more glorious—and “all the world is filled with love” as our Heavenly Father looks down with the pleasure of His love upon His children: “Oh, there’s one who smiles on high, when there’s love at home.”

McNaughton was known as “the poet McNaughton” because of the emotions that his music and lyrics provoked. He also had a deep love for his Scottish roots, naming the tune Caledonia, which during the Roman era was the poetic name for Scotland. It was also the name of his birthplace in New York.

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