Once in Royal David's City

                                  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



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



Jesus 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 



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