Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne

Thou didst leave Thy throne

And Thy king­ly crown

When Thou cam­est to earth for me;

But in Beth­le­hem’s home

Was there found no room

For Thy ho­ly na­ti­vi­ty.

O come to my heart

Lord Je­sus

There is room in my heart for Thee.

Heaven’s arch­es rang

When the an­gels sang

Proclaiming Thy roy­al de­gree;

But of low­ly birth didst

Thou come to earth

And in great hu­mil­ity.

The fox­es found rest

And the birds their nest

In the shade of the for­est tree;

But Thy couch was the sod

O Thou Son of God

In the des­erts of Ga­li­lee.

Thou cam­est

O Lord

With the liv­ing Word

That should set Thy peo­ple free;

But with mock­ing scorn

And with crown of thorn

They bore Thee to Cal­va­ry.

When the heav­ens shall ring

And the an­gels sing

At Thy com­ing to vic­to­ry

Let Thy voice call me home

Saying Yet there is room

There is room at My side for thee.

My heart shall re­joice

Lord Je­sus

When Thou com­est

And call­est for me.