Once in Royal David’s City
Dublin Core
Title
Once in Royal David’s City
Date
1848
Contributor
frances.wilkins
Language
English
Type
Words
Identifier
887
Alternative Title
n/a
Date Modified
03/09/2024
Europeana
Europeana Type
TEXT
Words Item Type Metadata
Composer
48
Lyrics
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.
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.
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.
Citation
“Once in Royal David’s City,” SHADES, accessed April 25, 2025, https://seinn.org/omeka/items/show/1238.
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