Bilingual
Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne
- Words:
- Emily Elizabeth Steele Elliott, 1864
- Music:
- Ira David Sankey
Sheet music
- 1Thou didst leave Thy throneAnd Thy kingly crownWhen Thou camest to earth for me,But in Bethlehem’s homeWas there found no roomFor Thy holy nativity:O come to my heart, Lord Jesus,There is room in my heart for Thee.
- 2The 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.
- 3Thou camest, O Lord,With the living wordThat 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,Thy cross is my only plea.
- 4When heav’n’s arches shall ring,And her choirs shall 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.“And my heart shall rejoice, Lord Jesus,When Thou comest and callest for me.
In the hymnals
- The words are in 3 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The sheet music and words are from PDHymns.com. The piano is the FluidR3 General MIDI sound font (MIT licence). How many hymnals print a hymn, and when it was written, is from Hymnary.org.