GRH 110 Once in Royal David's City

(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 poor, and mean, and lowly,
Lived on earth our Saviour holy.

(3)
For He 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.

(4)
And our eyes at last shall see Him,
Thro’ 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.