And Yet There Is Room

Come to the feast which the King hath spread

Author: Mrs. C. H. Morris
Tune: [Come to the feast, which the King hath spread]
Published in 3 hymnals

Printable scores: PDF, Noteworthy Composer
Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 Come to the feast which the King hath spread,
Wine, milk and ho­ney and liv­ing bread;
Come as you are and be not afraid,
Jesus in­vites to­day.

Refrain:
And yet there is room,
O hear it, yet there is room;
Yet there is room,
Believe it, plen­ty of room;
Tho’ mill­ions are feast­ing now,
The King says come,
And yet there is room.

2 Out from the high­ways and hedg­es come,
Back to the love of the Father’s home;
Many are feast­ing, and still there’s room,
Jesus in­vites to­day. [Refrain]

3 Idle ex­cus­es no long­er make;
All that is sin­ful and vain for­sake;
Now of the hea­ven­ly feast par­take,
Jesus in­vites to­day. [Refrain]

4 Weary and griev­ing o’er wast­ed years,
Coming re­pent­ing with bit­ter tears;
Homesick and heart­sick this mes­sage cheers;
Jesus in­vites to­day. [Refrain]


Source: The Cyber Hymnal #16295

Author: Mrs. C. H. Morris

Lelia (Mrs. C.H.) Morris (1862-1929) was born in Pennsville, Morgan County, Ohio. When her family moved to Malta on the Muskingum River she and her sister and mother had a millinery shop in McConnelsville. She and her husband Charles H. Morris were active in the Methodist Episcopal Church and at the camp meetings in Sebring and Mt. Vernon. She wrote hymns as she did her housework. Although she became blind at age 52 she continued to write hymns on a 28-foot long blackboard that her family had built for her. She is said to have written 1000 texts and many tunes including "Sweeter as the years go by." Mary Louise VanDyke Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Come to the feast which the King hath spread
Title: And Yet There Is Room
Author: Mrs. C. H. Morris
Language: English
Refrain First Line: And yet there is room
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Cyber Hymnal #16295
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The Cyber Hymnal #16295

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