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No Room for Jesus

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jul 5, 1906

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 83, No. 27.

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No Room for Jesus

O PLODDING life! crowded so full Of earthly toil and care; The body's daily need receives The first and last concern, and leaves No room for Jesus there.
O busy brain! by night and day Working, with patience rare, Problems of worldly loss or gain, Thinking till thought becomes a pain; No room for Jesus there.
O throbbing heart! so quick to feel In other's woes a share; Yet human loves each power in thrall, And sordid treasures fill it all; No room for Jesus there.
O sinful soul! thus to debase The being God doth spare; Blood-bought, thou art no more thine own; Heart, brain, life, all are his alone; Make room for Jesus there.
Lest soon the bitter day shall come When vain shall be thy prayer, To find in Jesus' heart a place, Forever closed the door of grace, Thou'll find no entrance there.
— Christian Observer.