No Room in the Inn (Hawes)

A ho­ly guest from Heav­en’s gate

One morn in days now old­en

Came down to earth in low­ly state

Amid the star­light gold­en;

Angelic mes­sen­gers of peace

Sang praise and wel­come ho­ly

Unto the Prince who brought re­lease

To migh­ty and to low­ly.

No room for Je­sus in the inn

The King of earth and Heav­en;

Today He knock­eth at thy heart

What an­swer shall be giv­en?

Yet while He came with bless­ing sweet

With love and mer­cy’s sto­ry

No king­ly cour­ti­ers thought it meet

To show Him earthl­y glo­ry;

No room was found with­in the inn

No wel­come for this strang­er;

The Christ

who suf­fered for our sin

Was cra­dled in a man­ger.

The mes­sage of this Ho­ly One

Still through the world is ring­ing;

From east­ern land to set­ting sun

The earth His praise is sing­ing;

Oh

trou­bled heart

this mes­sage hear

Oh

list the won­drous sto­ry;

The Babe

once born in Beth­le­hem

Is now the King of glo­ry.

Come

lay thy bur­dens at His feet

Come

trust Him in thy sor­row;

Come

while the Mas­ter bids thee come

Delay not till the mor­row;

Within thy heart

oh

give Him room

Prepare for His abid­ing;

Sweet peace and com­fort thou shalt know

In Christ while safe­ly hid­ing.