Once in Royal David's City

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.

And, through all his years of childhood,

He would honour and obey,

Love, and watch the lowly mother

In whose gentle arms He lay;

Little children all must be

Mild, obedient, good as He.