No Room at the Inn

No Room at the Inn

I
It was the time when Caesar Augustus issued the Census Decree
They were counting everyone in the known world wherever they might be
And his subjects had to register in the place their families came from
And that’s why Joseph and Mary were heading for Bethlehem

II
Now it was the middle of winter and Mary was heavy with child
She had her needs which they didn’t heed; she had to be on their files
And as she looked for shelter for the night, all she heard was this refrain
We’re sorry but there’s no room at the Inn, all her searching was in vain

Chorus
No room at the Inn in Bethlehem that night
No friends or relations to help her in her plight
When the being in her pain was waiting to be born
Who would change this world forever on that first Christmas Morn?

III
As she wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him down on the hay
I wonder did she realise the true meaning of that day
When in spite of her lowly surroundings, her heart was so full of joy
As she poured out her precious love on her special baby boy

IV
The Angles in the Heavens found the Shepherds on the side of the hill
They told them not to be afraid and to listen to them sing
Glory be to God in the highest and peace to all of goodwill
Tonight the Messiah, the Saviour, is born, Jesus Christ our King

Chorus

Is there room at your Inn, as you face yourself tonight?
For someone who can save you from this world’s weary plight
There’s a being in your pain who is waiting to be born
Who can change your life forever, on each and every morn?

There’s a being in your pain who is waiting to be born
Who can change your life forever, on each and every morn