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`` The Old House at Home '' is a sentimental 19th century ballad written by Thomas Haynes Bayly -LRB- 1797 -- 1839 -RRB- .. ballad. ballad. Thomas Haynes Bayly. Thomas Haynes Bayly. The lyrics are a two stanza poem about childhood and yearning for home  :. stanza. stanza. `` Oh !. the old house at home where my forefathers dwelt , Where a child at the feet of my mother I knelt , Where she taught me the pray ` r , where she read me the page , Which , if infancy lisps , is the solace of age ; My heart , ` mid all changes , wherever I roam , Ne'er loses its love for the old house at home !. `` The song came to the public attention after being set to music by Edward Loder .. Edward Loder. Edward Loder. It first appeared in Loder 's 1838 opera `` Francis the First '' .. opera. opera. This was one of Loder 's lesser operas , which were merely vehicles for his lucrative popular songs .. A review of the opening night was less than complimentary ; `` The few of the public who were present thought it the most stupid piece of trash that ever disgraced the stage ; in which opinion we entirely agree with them ... '' '' .. Nevertheless , the song was soon very popular on both sides of the Atlantic .