Once in Royal David’s City

by Christian Music Sheets · December 30, 2023

Henry John Gauntlett, Cecil Frances Alexander – Once in Royal David’s City

Lyrics

Verse 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. 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 meek, and lowly, lived on earth our Savior holy. Verse 3 And, through all his wondrous childhood, he would honor 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 who seemed so helpless is our Lord in heaven above; and he leads his children on to the place where he is gone. Verse 6 Not in that poor lowly stable, with the oxen standing round, we shall see him; but in heaven, set at God's right hand on high; when like stars his children crown

Chords

C C#Db D D#Eb E F F#Gb G G#Ab A A#Bb B
[Verse 1] G D7 G C D7 G Once in royal David s city, Em D7 G stood a lowly cattle shed D7 G C G Where a mother laid her Baby, Em D7 G in a manger for His bed C G Am G Mary was that mother mild, C G D7 G Jesus Christ, her little Child. [Verse 2] G D7 G C D7 G He came down to earth from heaven, Em D7 G who is God and Lord of all D7 G C G And His shelter was a stable, Em D7 G and His cradle was a stall C G Am G With the poor, and mean, and lowly, C G D7 G lived on earth our Savior holy. [Verse 3] G D7 G C D7 G And, through all His wondrous childhood, Em D7 G he would honor and obey D7 G C G Love and watch the lowly maiden, Em D7 G in whose gentle arms He lay C G Am G Christian children all must be, C G D7 G mild, obedient, good as He. [Verse 4] G D7 G C D7 G For He is our childhood’s pattern; Em D7 G day by day, like us, He grew D7 G C G He was little, weak, and helpless, Em D7 G tears and smiles, like us He knew C G Am G And He cares when we are sad, C G D7 G and he shares when we are glad. [Verse 5] G D7 G C D7 G And our eyes at last shall see Him, Em D7 G through His own redeeming love D7 G C G For that Child so dear and gentle, Em D7 G is our Lord in heaven above C G Am G And He leads His children on, C G D7 G to the place where He is gone.