Room at the Cross

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Room at the cross for a trembling soul

Author: William B. Blake
Tune: [Room at the cross for a trembling soul]
Published in 53 hymnals

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1 Room at the cross for a trembling soul,
Room at the cross for you;
Where the sin-laden may be made whole,
Room at the cross for you.

Refrain:
Room, room, room at the cross,
Room at the cross for you;
Room, room, room at the cross,
Room at the cross for you.

2 Room at the cross for a breaking heart,
Room at the cross for you;
Choose then, like Mary, the better part,
Room at the cross for you. [Refrain]

3 Room at the cross for earth’s weary and worn,
Room at the cross for you;
Come then, oh, come then, ye souls who mourn,
Room at the cross for you. [Refrain]

Source: Gospel Jewels #138

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Author: William B. Blake

William Burdine Blake, 1852-1938. William B. Blake, Sr., was born January 21, 1852, in London, Ohio; went to Virginia in the early 1870s and became connected with the music publishing house of the Ruebush-Kieffer Company, and remaining with this firm until 1889, when he moved to Ronceverte. He married Miss Alice Mary Horne, of Augusta county, Virginia, a daughter of Strother P. and Sarah Home. (Strother P. Horne was a Confederate soldier throughout the Civil war.) To this union were born seven children: Charles Stanley Blake, Bessie Mabel, William B,. Jr.. Henry St. John, Robert Russell, Mary Ellen and Edward Lester. At Ronceverte, Mr. Blake, Sr., associated himself in partnership with J. W. Hess in the publication of the Ronceverte News, a… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Room at the cross for a trembling soul
Title:	Room at the Cross
Author:	William B. Blake
Meter:	9.6.9.6 with refrain
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Room, room, room at the cross
Copyright:	Public Domain