Author: Mrs. C. F. Alexander Hymnal: Laudes Domini #137 (1890) Topics: Advent of Christ At Birth; Advent of Christ At Birth First Line: Once in royal David's city Lyrics: 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 lowly, poor, and mean,
Lived on earth our Saviour then.
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.
4 Oh, our eyes at last shall see him,
Through his own redeeming love,
For that child so dear and gentle
Is our God in heaven above;
And he leads his children on
To the place where he is gone.
5 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. Languages: English
"The child Jesus"