Once In Royal David's City Lyrics - The Chieftains

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 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