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by Emily Elizabeth Steele Elliott

O come to my heart, Lord Jesus
Language: English 
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.
O come to my heart, Lord Jesus,
There is room in my heart for Thee.

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.
O come to my heart, Lord Jesus,
There is room in my heart for Thee.

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.
O come to my heart, Lord Jesus,
There is room in my heart for Thee.

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.

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   P. Ambrose 

P. Ambrose sets stanzas 1, 3, 5

Text Authorship:

  • by Emily Elizabeth Steele Elliott  [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Paul Ambrose (1868 - 1941), "O come to my heart, Lord Jesus", stanzas 1,3,5 [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2020-12-07
Line count: 40
Word count: 219

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