When Christ Was Born in Bethlehem (Davis)

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.

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.