Once in Royal David`s City

D A D A A7 D A A7 D 1. Once in Royal David`s ci - ty stood a lowly cattle shed, A D A A7 D A A7 D where a mother laid her ba - by in a manger for his bed. G D A D G D A A7 D Mary was the mother mild, Jesus Christ her little child. D A D A A7 D 2. He came down to earth from heaven, A A7 D who is God and Lo - rd of all, A D A A7 D A A7 D and his shelter was a sta - ble, and his cradle was a stall. G D A D With the poor, and mean, and lowly, G D A A7 D lived on earth our Saviour holy. D A D A A7 D 3. And through all his wondrous childhood A A7 D he would honour and o - bey, A D A A7 D A A7 D love and watch the lowly maiden in whose gentle arms he lay. G D A D G D A A7 D Christian children all must be, mild, obedient, good as he. D A D A A7 D A A7 D 4. For he is our childhood`s pattern, day by day like us he grew. A D A A7 D He was little, weak and helpless, A A7 D tears and smiles like us he knew. G D A D And he feeleth for our sadness, G D A A7 D and he shareth in our gladness.