Once in Royal David's City Songtext
von Lauren Henderson

Once in royal David′s city
Stood a lowly cattle shed
Where a mother laid her baby
In a manger for His bed

Strength possessed
That mother mild
Their He lay,
Her little child

And through his wondrous childhood
He would honor and obey
Love and trust
The humble mother
In whose gentile arms he laid


It is said
That all should be
Tolerant
And just as he

He portrayed
A 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 in our sadness
And He shareth in our gladness
When like stars
Each being crowned
All
In white
Shall
Be Around