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'''English text''' | |||
:Once in royal David's city | |||
:stood a lowky cattleshed, | |||
: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 af 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 wondrous childhood | |||
:He would honour and obey, | |||
:Love and watch the lowly maiden, | |||
:In whose gentle arms he lay: | |||
:Christian children all must be | |||
:Mild, obedient, good as he. | |||
:For he is our 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 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 wait around. | |||
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Title: Once in Royal David's City
Composer: Henry J. Gauntlett
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Carols
Language: English
Instruments: none
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Original text and translations
English text
- Once in royal David's city
- stood a lowky cattleshed,
- 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 af 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 wondrous childhood
- He would honour and obey,
- Love and watch the lowly maiden,
- In whose gentle arms he lay:
- Christian children all must be
- Mild, obedient, good as he.
- For he is our 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 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 wait around.