The Cyber Hymnal ‎#13049

13049. When Christ Was Born In Bethlehem

1 When Christ was born in Bethlehem,
Uncrowned with royal diadem,
The child within the manger lay,
No room within the inn that day;
No room for Christ, the Holy Child,
No room for Christ, the meek and mild
Though ages since have come and gone,
So many crowd out God’s dear Son.

2 No room for Christ has wayward youth,
And heedless hearts turn from His truth;
By business, pleasure crowded out,
And life is spent in darkness, doubt;
If for Him here there is no room,
How dread at last will be the doom;
Forever banished from Him there,
In deep, unspeakable despair.

Text Information

• First Line: When Christ was born in Bethlehem
• Title: When Christ Was Born In Bethlehem
• Author: Grace W. Davis
• Language: English
• Source: Favorite Gospel Songs (Jersey City, NJ: J. N. Davis, 1894)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: PAVLOVIC
• Composer: Grace Weiser Davis (1894)
• Meter: LMD
• Key: a♭ minor
• Copyright: Public Domain