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 [ steel ] 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...