Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne

Verse 1
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. (Luke 2:4-7)

Chorus
O come to my heart, Lord Je­sus,
There is room in my heart for Thee. (John 14:23, Eph. 3:17)

Verse 2
Heaven’s arch­es rang
When the an­gels sang,
Proclaiming Thy roy­al de­gree; (Luke 2:8-14)
But of low­ly birth didst
Thou come to earth,
And in great hu­mil­ity. (Phil. 2:5-8, II Cor. 8:9)

Verse 3
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. (Matt. 8:20, Luke 9:58)

Verse 4
Thou cam­est, O Lord,
With the liv­ing Word, (Heb. 4:12, John 1:14)
That should set Thy peo­ple free; (John 8:32, John 8:36, Gal. 5:1)
But with mock­ing scorn
And with crown of thorn, (Matt. 27:27-31, Matt. 27:41, Mark 15:17-20, Mark 15:31, Luke 22:63, Luke 23:11, Luke 23:36, John 19:2, John 19:5)
They bore Thee to Cal­va­ry. (Luke 23:33)

Verse 5
When the heav­ens shall ring,
And the an­gels sing,
At Thy com­ing to vic­to­ry, (Dan. 7:13, Matt. 24:30, Matt. 26:64, Mark 13:26, Mark 14:62, II Thess. 1:7-10, Rev. 1:7)
Let Thy voice call me home, (I Thess. 4:16-17, John 5:28)
Saying Yet there is room,
There is room at My side for thee.

Chorus 2
My heart shall re­joice, Lord Je­sus,
When Thou com­est
And call­est for me. (I Thess. 4:16-17)