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Christ in Song 6

Make Room for Jesus

Words: F. E. B.Music: F. E. Belden

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1Have you a - ny room for Je - sus, He who bore your load of sin? Has he found when bless there was no room to come in? And did thou a try room-for Je - sus? Not one room in all the inn; Have you a - ny room for Je - sus? Not one room in all the inn.

RefrainRoom for Jesus, King of Glory! Hasten now, his word obey; Have you a - ny room? Have you a - ny room? Have you a - ny room for Je - sus? Make room! make room! Make room for Je - sus!

2Room for pleasure, room for business, But for Christ the crucified; Not a place that he can enter in the heart for which he died? Have you a - ny room for Je - sus? Not one room in all the inn.

3Room for Jesus, King of Glory? Hasten now, his word obey; Swing the heart's door wide- ly open, Bid him enter while you may. Have you a - ny room for Je - sus? With his heav - ly grace to fill - ering love and free?

Words
F. E. B.
Scripture
Luke 2:7

Copyright, 1895, by F. E. Belden

The verse

Meter
58
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 40% of beats fit
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Verse 1

Have you a - ny room for Je - sus, He who bore your load of sin? Has he found when bless there was no room to come in? And did thou a try room-for Je - sus? Not one room in all the inn; Have you a - ny room for Je - sus? Not one room in all the inn.˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘////˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/??/˘˘//˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘//˘/˘/58A

Verse 2

Room for pleasure, room for business, But for Christ the crucified; Not a place that he can enter in the heart for which he died? Have you a - ny room for Je - sus? Not one room in all the inn./˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘//˘/˘/45A

Verse 3

Room for Jesus, King of Glory? Hasten now, his word obey; Swing the heart's door wide- ly open, Bid him enter while you may. Have you a - ny room for Je - sus? With his heav - ly grace to fill - ering love and free?/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘///˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/50A

Refrain

Room for Jesus, King of Glory! Hasten now, his word obey; Have you a - ny room? Have you a - ny room? Have you a - ny room for Je - sus? Make room! make room! Make room for Je - sus!/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘//////˘/˘42A

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.