Once in Royal David’s City

Lyrics

1. 1. Once in royal David’s city

   Stood a lowly cattle shed,

   Where a mother laid her baby

   In a manger for his bed:

   Mary was that mother mild,

   Jesus Christ her little child.

2. 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 Savior holy.

3. 3. And our eyes at last shall see him,

   Through his own redeeming love;

   For that child so dear and gentle

   Is our Lord in heav’n above,

   And he leads his children on

   To the place where he is gone.