Lights Of Home
Words and Music by AL TRAHERN
Arr. by LEE OREAN SMITH
Published 1905

[1st Verse]
Through the win-dow of a cot-tage by the sea,
A moth-er and her boy with tear dimmed eye,
Gaze sad-ly at a ship bound o'er the lee,
It fades from view they wave a sad good-bye;

With a last em-brace he bade them to be brave,
Re-mem-ber that a fath-er's heart beats true,
As he sailed their voi-ces ech-oed o'er the wave,
"The Lights of Home" will al-ways shine for you.

[Chorus]
On the shore the lights are gleam-ing,
In a co-zy home, sweet home,
Lov-ing hearts with-in are dream-ing,
of a dear one 'cross the foam;

As they pray for his re-turn-ing,
Tho' far dis-tant he may roam,
Ev-'ry night the lights are burn-ing
Ev-er faith-ful "Lights of Home."

[2nd Verse]
Years have passed, a moth-er's wait-ing there a-lone,
The lights are burn-ing bright-ly as of yore,
Still hop-ing they will guide her loved ones home,
Her pray'r has brought a knock up-on the door,

Then one fond em-brace, a moth-er's joy-ful cry,
U-ni-ted in their co-zy home, sweet home,
And no more they'll ev-er part or say good-bye,
For-ev-er bright will burn the "Lights of Home."

[Chorus]
On the shore the lights are gleam-ing,
In a co-zy home, sweet home,
Lov-ing hearts with-in are dream-ing,
of a dear one 'cross the foam;

As they pray for his re-turn-ing,
Tho' far dis-tant he may roam,
Ev-'ry night the lights are burn-ing
Ev-er faith-ful "Lights of Home."