Scripture Verse

The Son of Man has no place to lay His head. Luke 9:58

Introduction

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A. Joyce Kilmer (1886–1918)

Words: Joyce Kil­mer, 1918.

Music: Shel­ter­ing Wing Jo­seph Barn­by, 1883 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Joseph Barnby (1838–1896)

Lyrics

No long­er of Him be it said,
He hath no place to lay His head;
In ev­ery land a con­stant lamp
Flames by His small and migh­ty camp.

There is no strange and dist­ant place
That is not glad­dened by His face;
And eve­ry na­tion kneels to hail
The Splen­dor shin­ing through its veil.

Imprisoned for His love of me
He makes my spir­it great­ly free;
And through my lips that ut­tered sin
The King of Glo­ry en­ters in.