Once In Royal Davids City Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

EOnce in royal David's city, stood a C♯mlowly B7cattle Eshed

EWhere a mother laid her baby in a C♯mmanger B7for his Dbed

AMary Ewas that B7mother Emild, AJesus EChrist her B7little Echild

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 meek and lowly, lived on earth our saviour holy

Jesus 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 heav'n above

And he leads his children on, to the place where he is gone.