Once In Royal David's City

ONCE IN ROYAL DAVID’S CITY		


CECIL FRANCES ALEXANDER
HENRY J. GAUNTLETT


KEY G


VERSE 1

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Once in roy - al Da-vids ci-ty,

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Stood a low-ly cat-tle shed,

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Where a moth-er laid her B-aby,

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In a man-ger for His bed:

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Ma-ry was that moth-er mild,

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Je-sus Christ, her lit-tle Child.


VERSE 2

He came down to earth from heaven,
Who is God and Lord of all,
And His shelter was a stable,
And His cradle was a stall:
With the poor, and mean, and lowly,
Lived on earth our Saviour holy.


VERSE 3

And through all His wondrous childhood, He would honour and 
Obey, Love and watch the lowly maiden In whose
Gentle arms He lay; Christian children all must
Be Mild, obedient, good as he.


VERSE 4
For He is our childhood's pattern;
Day by day, like us, He grew;
He was little, weak, and helpless,
Tears and smiles, like us He knew;
And He feeleth for our sadness
And he shareth in our gladness


VERSE 5

And our eyes at last shall see Him,
Through His own redeeming love;
For that Child so dear and gentle,
Is our Lord in heaven above:
And He leads His children on,
To the place where He is gone.