Once in Royal David's City (Hymn Charts with Lyrics, Contemporary)

Words by: Cecil Alexander, 1848
Music “Irby” by: Henry Gauntlett, 1849

[elizabethshashikala]

Amazing God we worship. Thank you Jesus master

[vitortavares]

My kid has a carol concert with this song and hark the herald angels sing and o come all ye faithful

[auroralovesmango]

I was forced to sing this at school.


Still appreciating it.

[lindafashasingh]

Giving thanks and peace to all . ☮️🙏 2020

[joysonapon]

Love love love
Never ending love
2020

[tifanyseco]

I love this song because I practice it at the school

[wbgreenwale]

The song was written in 1848. The man knew what was writing about.

[lavoxii]

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.
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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 Saviour holy.
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And through all
His wondrous childhood,
He would honour and obey,
Love and watch the lowly mother,
In whose gentle arms He lay.
Christian children all should be,
Mild, obedient, good as He.
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For He is our child-hood’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.
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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.
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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 be around.

[TeresaBeatty]

Should be Poor, Meek and Lowly.... not poor, mean and lowly!

[techtitanuk]

I love the song but I'm an atheist so it means nothing to me