The Cyber Hymnal ‎#15246

15246. No Room For Jesus

1 There was no room for Him in the inn,
Bethlehem’s heavenly Stranger;
He that had come to be king over men
Had to be born in a manger.

Refrain:
No room, no room,
No room for the blessèd Jesus;
O why is there in the world’s cold heart
No room for Jesus?

2 Foxes have holes, the Master once said,
Birds have their nests, but how truly
He had nowhere He could lay His dear head,
Suffering for us so unduly. [Refrain]

3 Filled was His life with slightings of men,
King, but the world never knew Him;
Spurning the Son God had sent to them,
Wicked hands took Him and slew Him. [Refrain]

4 There is no room for Jesus today,
Deaf is the world to His pleading;
Steeled its cold heart, and outside must He stay,
Spurned His divine interceding. [Refrain]

5 Wondrous, He waits, still loving and true,
Friend, at thy heart gently knocking,
Waiting all night in the darkness and dew;
Hasten, the bars now unlocking!

Refrain:
Make room, make room,
Make room in your heart for Jesus!
O linger not while He loving waits;
Make room for Jesus!

Text Information

• First Line: There was no room for Him in the inn
• Title: No Room For Jesus
• Author: Francis Augustus Blackmer (1915, alt.)
• Refrain First Line: No room, no room
• Language: English
• Source: The Golden Sheaf No. 2 (Boston: Advent Christian Publication Society, 1916)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [There was no room for Him in the inn]
• Composer: Francis Augustus Blackmer
• Key: d♭ minor
• Copyright: Public Domain