The Children's Hymnbook ‎#92

92. Once in Royal David's City

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 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.

3 Not in that poor lowly stable
With the oxen standing by,
We shall see Him, but in Heaven,
Set at God's right hand on high,
When like stars His children crowned
All in white shall wait around.

Text Information

• First Line: Once in royal David's city
• Title: Once in Royal David's City
• Author: Cecil F. Alexander (1848)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1962
• Topic: Christmas

Tune Information

• Name: IRBY
• Composer: Henry J. Gauntlett
• Key: G Major or modal