Lyrics Once In Royal David's City - Henry John Gauntlett , St. Paul's Cathedral Choir , Simon Johnson

Once in royal David's city
Stood a lowly cattle shed
Where a mother laid her Baby
He'd 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 Saviour holy

And through all His wondrous childhood
He could order and obey
Love and watchful lowly maiden
He whose gentle arms He lay
Christian children all must be
Mild, lowly, meek, and poor as He

God in that poor lowly stable
With the oxen standing by
With us a King, born in heaven
Salvation's Light and our High
Make us, God's own children grand
Holy ones shall reign around