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Once In Royal David's City

The Choir of King's College, Cambridge

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AUSFÜHRENDE KÜNSTLER:INNEN

The Choir of King's College, Cambridge

The Choir of King's College, Cambridge

Künstler:in

Temple Church Choir

Temple Church Choir

Künstler:in

Royal Choral Society

Royal Choral Society

Künstler:in

KOMPOSITION UND LIEDTEXT

Henry John Gauntlett

Henry John Gauntlett

Komponist:in

Cecil Frances Alexander

Cecil Frances Alexander

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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 meek and lowly

Lived on earth our Savior holy

And through all

His wondrous childhood

He would honor and obey

Love and watch the lowly mother

In whose gentle arms He lay

Christian children all should be

Mild, obedient, good as He

For He is our child-hood'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

And our eyes at last shall see Him

Through His own redeeming love;

For that child so dear and gentle

Is our Lord in heaven above

And He leads His children on

To the place where He is gone

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 be around

Written by: Cecil Frances Alexander, Henry John Gauntlett

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