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[A little boy lay down to rest]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: W. H. Geistweit Incipit: 51117 76665 51125
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Make Room for Me

Author: W. H. G. Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: A little boy lay down to rest Refrain First Line: Make room for me, Lord Jesus Lyrics: 1 A little boy lay down to rest Close by his father’s side, And dreamed of heaven, that city fair, Whose gate stands open wide; He saw the Saviour’s loving face, He oft had longed to see, While from his lips went forth a prayer, “Make room in heaven for me.” Refrain: Make room for me, Lord Jesus, Make room in heaven for me; Hast thou not room up yonder, Lord, For a little boy like me? 2 The father heard the simple prayer And closely held his boy, When o’er his face a light broke forth Of heaven’s lasting joy; No other words came from his heart Save these, said earnestly, “Dear, blessed Lord, make room in heaven For a little boy like me.” [Refrain] 3 The Saviour heard his yearning plea, And sent an angel down To tell the child to enter in, And take his golden crown; Up through the sky he sped his way To yonder city fair, And found, indeed, a room in heaven, Forever his,—up there. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [A little boy lay down to rest]
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Make Room for Me

Author: W. H. G. Hymnal: Melodious Sonnets #105 (1885) First Line: A little boy lay down to rest Refrain First Line: Make room for me, Lord Jesus Lyrics: 1 A little boy lay down to rest Close by his father’s side, And dreamed of heaven, that city fair, Whose gate stands open wide; He saw the Saviour’s loving face, He oft had longed to see, While from his lips went forth a prayer, “Make room in heaven for me.” Refrain: Make room for me, Lord Jesus, Make room in heaven for me; Hast thou not room up yonder, Lord, For a little boy like me? 2 The father heard the simple prayer And closely held his boy, When o’er his face a light broke forth Of heaven’s lasting joy; No other words came from his heart Save these, said earnestly, “Dear, blessed Lord, make room in heaven For a little boy like me.” [Refrain] 3 The Saviour heard his yearning plea, And sent an angel down To tell the child to enter in, And take his golden crown; Up through the sky he sped his way To yonder city fair, And found, indeed, a room in heaven, Forever his,—up there. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [A little boy lay down to rest]
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Make Room for Me

Author: W. H. G. Hymnal: Temple Trio #287 (1886) First Line: A little boy lay down to rest Refrain First Line: Make room for me, Lord Jesus Tune Title: [A little boy lay down to rest]
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W. H. Geistweit

1857 - 1936 Person Name: W. H. G. Author of "Make Room for Me" in Melodious Sonnets In 1900, Geistweit was living in Cook County, Illinois. He was pastor of the First Baptist Church in Peoria, Illinois, in 1909, and was there also in 1910. As of 1920, he was in St. Louis, Missouri. His works include: The Young Christian and His Bible, 1906 Mary’s Story, 1904 Heart Talks on Every Day Themes for Every Day People, 1904 Present Needs in Young People’s Work, 1909 --www.hymntime.com/tch/ ================================ Geistweit, William Henry. (Jonestown, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, October 24, 1857--March 11, 1936, San Diego, California). Baptist. Son of Pennsylvania Dutch and Huguenot parents. Shurtleff College, D.D. 1902 or 1903. Pastorates at Camden, New Jersey, 1885-1890; Minneapolis, 1891-1896; Galesburg, Illinois, 1897-1899; Chicago, 1900-1906; Peoria, Ill., 1907-1910; San Diego, 1911-1916; St. Louis, 1917-1922; Dayton, 1923-1929; Alhambra, Calif., 1932. At age fourteen began work in a newspaper office to learn the printing business. For five of the ten years in this business he was manager of the mechanical work on the Sunday School Times. Spent two years as general secretary of the Camden Association of the YMCA. Active in the organization and publications of the Baptist Young People's Union of America, founded in Chicago in 1891, and served on its Board of Managers. Member of the Executive Committee of the Northern Baptist Convention, 1912-1919. President of the American Baptist Publication Society, 1923-1924. Wrote a few hymns published in two collections, Melodious Sonnets (Philadelphia, 1885) and Joyful Wing. In addition, Burrage prints a three-stanza hymn beginning "Blessed Savior, my salvation I will trust in thee." Also, with Mrs. L.J.P. Bishop, he compiled and arranged a collection entitled The Ministry of Song: A Choice Selection of Hymns and Sacred Songs for Use in Junior Unions and Societies (Chicago: Baptist Young People's Union of America, 1900). --Deborah Carlton Loftis, DNAH Archives
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