The words were written by Englishwoman Helen Taylor, under the original title "Bless the House".
The music was composed by Australian May Brahe, a friend of Taylor's.
[1] In the United States, this song is strongly associated with Thanksgiving and is often sung around this time.
[3] Australian duo Generation Gap (Australian tenor Jim Hopkin and pianist Stephen Lightbody) also recorded a version of the song which appears on their 2009 album A New Beginning.
Other singers to record it include Gracie Fields,[4] Peter Dawson, Jan Peerce, Beniamino Gigli,[5] Josef Locke,[6] Benjamin Luxon, Leontyne Price, Steve Conway,[7] Harry Secombe (for his album Sacred Songs),[8] Rosemary Clooney,[9] Lesley Garrett and Bryn Terfel.