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"Yet there is room:" the Lamb's bright hall of song

Author: Horatius Bonar (1879)
Tune: [Yet there is room] (Sankey)
Published in 42 hymnals

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1 "Yet there is room:" the Lamb's bright hall of song,
With its fair glory, beckons thee along:
Room, room, still room! O enter, enter now.

2 Day is declining, and the sun is low;
The shadows lengthen, light makes haste to go:
Room, room, still room! O enter, enter now.

3 The bridal hall is filling for the feast;
Pass in, pass in, and be the Bridegroom's guest:
Room, room, still room! O enter, enter now.

4 It fills, it fills, that hall of jubilee!
Make haste, make haste, 'tis not too full for thee:
Room, room, still room! O enter, enter now.

5 Yet there is room: still open stands the gate,
The gate of love; it is not yet too late:
Room, room, still room! O enter, enter now.

6 O enter in; that banquet is for thee;
That cup of everlasting joy is free:
Room, room, still room! O enter, enter now.

7 All heaven is there, all joy! Go in, go in;
The angels beckon thee the prize to win:
Room, room, still room! O enter, enter now.

8 Louder and sweeter sounds the loving call;
Come, lingerer, come; enter that festal hall:
Room, room, still room! O enter, enter now.

9 Ere night that gate may close, and seal thy doom;
Then the last low, long cry, "No room, no room!"
No room, no room! O woeful cry, "No room!"

Amen.

The Hymnal: Published by the authority of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., 1895

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Author: Horatius Bonar

Horatius Bonar was born at Edinburgh, in 1808. His education was obtained at the High School, and the University of his native city. He was ordained to the ministry, in 1837, and since then has been pastor at Kelso. In 1843, he joined the Free Church of Scotland. His reputation as a religious writer was first gained on the publication of the "Kelso Tracts," of which he was the author. He has also written many other prose works, some of which have had a very large circulation. Nor is he less favorably known as a religious poet and hymn-writer. The three series of "Hymns of Faith and Hope," have passed through several editions. --Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A. 1872… Go to person page >

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First Line:	"Yet there is room:" the Lamb's bright hall of song
Author:	Horatius Bonar (1879)
Meter:	10.10.10
Language:	English

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Yet there is room! The Lamb's bright hall of song. H. Bonar. [Parable of the Marriage Supper.] This most appropriate hymn for Home Missions appeared in 1873. It has been somewhat widely adopted, and is given in the collections of Snepp, Sankey, Thring, and others, and is worthy of this attention.

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

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Yet there is room, p. 1299, i. The Rev. H. N. Bonar in his Hymns by Horatius Bonar, Selected and Arranged by his son, H. N. Bonar, says, p. xxv.:—

"About that time [1877] hymns again begin to appear in the note-books [of Dr. Bonar], several being specially written for Mr. Sankey, the American evangelist. The story of one hymn which has become generally known may be of interest. Mr. Sankey wished to use as a solo Tennyson's sad and beautiful poem from "Guinever": "Late, late, so late, and dark the night and chill." He composed a tune for it, but copyright difficulties arose and hindered his including the words in his hymn book. So being left with a tune without words, he asked my father to write a hymn to it, keeping, if possible, to the same Scriptural theme. This was done, and "Yet there is room," was the result (p. xxv.); "Rejoice and be glad" (p. 955, i.); and "Watch, brethren, watch," were also written about the time."

This hymn is said on p. 162, i. 82, to have been published in Dr. Bonar's Song of the New Creation, 1874. This is an error. It appeared in his Hymns of the Nativity, 1879. In a copy of Mr. Sankey's Sacred Songs, &c, of thirty-one hymns, received at the British Museum, May 7, 1874, this hymn is the last.

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

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Instances (1 - 42 of 42)	Title	First Line	Tune	Author	Meter	Scripture	Date	Subject
Calvary Songs #86b	Yet There Is Room	Yet there is room! the Lamb's bright hall of song	[Yet there is room] (Sankey)	Rev. H. Bonar, D. D.			1875
Calvary Songs for Sunday School & Families. Words ed. #d223	Room, room, still, still room	Yet there is room, the Lamb's bright hall of song		Horatius Bonar			1883
Choice Hymns of the Faith #d501	Room, room, still room	Yet there is room, the Lamb's bright hall of song		Horatius Bonar			1944
Christ in Song: for all religious services nearly one thousand best gospel hymns, new and old with responsive scripture readings (Rev. and Enl.) #13	Yet There Is Room	"Yet there is room!"	["Yet there is room!"]	Horatius Bonar		Luke 14:22	1908	Invitation and Repentance \|
Christian Endeavor Edition of Gospel Hymns No. 6: Canadian ed. (words only) #176	Room, room, still room	Yet there is room, the Lamb's bright hall of song					1891
Francis Murphy's Gospel Temperance Hymnal #121	Yet there is room, the Lamb's bright hall of song	Yet there is room, the Lamb's bright hall of song		Horatius Bonar			1878
Glory Songs #d273	Room, room, still, still room	Yet there is room, the Lamb's bright hall of song		Horatius Bonar			1911
Goodly Pearls for the Sunday School #d150	Yet there is room, the Lamb's bright hall of song	Yet there is room, the Lamb's bright hall of song		Horatius Bonar			1875
Gospel Gems #d186	Yet there is room, the Lamb's bright hall of song	Yet there is room, the Lamb's bright hall of song		Horatius Bonar			1878
Gospel Hymns and Sacred Songs: as used by them in gospel meetings #81	Yet There is Room	Yet there is room, the Lamb's bright hall of song	[Yet there is room, the Lamb's bright hall of song]	Rev. H. Bonar		Luke 14:22	1875
Gospel Hymns No. 2: as used by them in gospel meetings #22	Yet There is Room	Yet there is room, the Lamb's bright hall of song	[Yet there is room, the Lamb's bright hall of song]	Horatius Bonar, D. D.		Luke 14:22	1876
Gospel Hymns No. 6 #176	Yet There is Room	"Yet there is room": the Lamb's bright hall of song	["Yet there is room”: the Lamb’s bright hall of song]	Dr. Horatius Bonar			1891
Gospel Hymns Nos. 5 and 6 Combined: for use in gospel meetings and other religious services #413	Room, room, still room!	"Yet there is room!" The Lamb's bright hall of song		Dr. Horatius Bonar			1892
Hymnal for Church and Home #341	Yet There Is Room	"Yet there is room!" The Lamb's bright hall of song	["Yet there is room!" the Lamb's bright hall of song]	Horatius Bonar	10, 10, 10.		1927	Spiritual Songs \| Selected
Hymns for Missions with Tunes (Words only) #65	"Yet there is room!"	"Yet there is room!"					1887
Hymns of the Ages for Public and Social Worship #474	"Yet there is room!" The Lamb's bright hall of song	"Yet there is room!" The Lamb's bright hall of song		Rev. Horatius Bonar, 1808-1889			1891
Hymns of the Ages for Public and Social Worship, Approved and Recommended ... by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S. 2nd ed. #d606	Yet there is room, the Lamb's bright hall of song	Yet there is room, the Lamb's bright hall of song		Horatius Bonar			1893
Hymns Tried and True #d159	Yet there is room, the Lamb's bright hall of song	Yet there is room, the Lamb's bright hall of song		Horatius Bonar			1911
Laudes Domini: a selection of spiritual songs, ancient and modern for use in the prayer-meeting #281	Yet there is room, the Lamb's bright hall of song	Yet there is room, the Lamb's bright hall of song		Horatius Bonar			1890
Praise Songs, a Collection of Hymns and Tunes #96	Room, room, still room!	"Yet there is room!" the Lamb's bright hall of song		Horatius Bonar			1897
Revival Hymns: a Collection of New and Standard Hymns for Gospel and social meetings, Sunday schools and Young People's Societies #157	Room, room, still room!	Yet there is room! the Lamb's bright hall of song	[“Yet there is room”: the Lamb’s bright hall of song]	Horatius Bonar			1905
Sacred Songs & Solos: Nos 1. and 2. Combined #31	Yet There is Room!	"Yet there is room!" The Lamb's bright hall of song	["Yet there is room!" The Lamb's bright hall of song]	Dr. H. Bonar			1880
Sacred Songs and Solos: with standard hymns, combined: 750 pieces #31	Yet There is Room!	"Yet there is room!"	[Yet there is room]	Dr. H. Bonar		Luke 14:22	1890	Invitation \|
Songs of Praise with Tunes #209	Yet there is room	"Yet there is room!"	ST. REGULUS	Rev. Horatius Bonar (1808— )	10. 10. 4. 6.	Luke 14:16-24	1889	Grace \| Magnified; Sinners \| Warned
Songs of the Covenant : for the Sabbath School, Prayer Meetings, etc. #58	Room, room, yet there is room	Yet there is room, the Lamb's bright hall of song		Horatius Bonar			1892
Sowing and Reaping #d61	Yet there is room, the Lamb's bright hall of song	Yet there is room, the Lamb's bright hall of song		Horatius Bonar			1897
Spiritual Songs for Gospel Meetings and the Sunday School #105a	Yet there is room, the Lamb's bright hall of song	Yet there is room, the Lamb's bright hall of song		Horatius Bonar			1878
Sursum Corda: a book of praise #351	"Yet there is room!" the Lamb's bright hall of song	"Yet there is room!" the Lamb's bright hall of song		Horatius Bonar			1898
The Chapel Hymnal #221	"Yet there is room:" the Lamb's bright hall of song	"Yet there is room:" the Lamb's bright hall of song		Rev. Horatius Bonar			1898
The Chapel Hymnal #221	Yet there is room, the Lamb's bright hall of song	Yet there is room, the Lamb's bright hall of song		Horatius Bonar			1910
The Covenant Hymnal, authorized by the Swedish Evangelical Mission Covenant of America #d456	Yet there is room, the Lamb's bright hall of song	Yet there is room, the Lamb's bright hall of song		Horatius Bonar			1931
The Haverford School Hymnal #d358	Yet there is room, the Lamb's bright hall of song	Yet there is room, the Lamb's bright hall of song		Horatius Bonar			1925
The Hymnal : published in 1895 and revised in 1911 by authority of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America : with the supplement of 1917 #713	"Yet there is room:" the Lamb's bright hall of song	"Yet there is room:" the Lamb's bright hall of song	CANTUS	Horatius Bonar	10.10.10		1921	Accepted Time \| ; Day of grace \| ; Evangelistic Services \| ; Gospel \| Feast; Danger of Delay \|
The Hymnal: published by the Authority of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. #456	"Yet there is room:" the Lamb's bright hall of song	"Yet there is room:" the Lamb's bright hall of song		Rev. Horatius Bonar			1895
The Hymnal: published in 1895 and revised in 1911 by authority of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America #713	Yet there is room, the Lamb's bright hall of song	Yet there is room, the Lamb's bright hall of song		Rev. Horatius Bonar	10.10.10.		1912	Evangelistic Services \|
The Mission Hymnal #d174	Room, room, still room	Yet there is room, the Lamb's bright hall of song		Horatius Bonar			1885
The Mission Hymnal. Enl. ed. #d209	Room, room, still room	Yet there is room, the Lamb's bright hall of song		Horatius Bonar			1914
The Presbyterian Book of Praise: approved and commended by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, with Tunes #146	'Yet there is room!'--The Lamb's bright hall of song	'Yet there is room!'--The Lamb's bright hall of song	CANTUS	Horatius Bonar	10.10.10.	Luke 13:25; Luke 14:16-24; Matthew 25:10	1897	God: His Attributes, Works and Word \| The Gospel - Offered
The Presbyterian Book of Praise: approved and commended by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Canada; With tunes; Part I. Selections from the Psalter. Part II. The Hymnal, rev, and en. #146	'Yet there is room!'	'Yet there is room!'		Horatius Bonar			1915
The School Hymnal #159	"Yet there is room:" the Lamb's bright hall of song	"Yet there is room:" the Lamb's bright hall of song		Rev. Horatius Bonar			1899
The Standard Hymnal for General Use #83	Room, room, yet there is room	"Yet there is room!" the Lamb's bright hall of song		Rev. H. Bonar			1896
Work and Worship #d161	Room, room, still room	Yet there is room, the Lamb's bright hall of song		Horatius Bonar			1886