ONCE IN ROYAL DAVID's CITY
Words: C.F. Alexandre; Music: H.J. Gauntlett

Once in roy-al Da-vid's cit-y 
stood a low-ly cat-tle shed, 
where a moth-er laid her ba-by 
in a man-ger for His bed. 

Ma-ry was that moth-er mild, 
Je-sus Christ her lit-tle child.

And our eyes at last shall see Him, 
Through His own re-deem-ing love. 
For that child so dear and gen-tle 
is our Lord in hea-v'n_a-bove. 

And He leads his chil-dren on 
To the place where He is gone.