Once in Royal David’s city [Complete Hymn with Lyrics]

The hymn entitled ‘Once in Royal David’s city‘ is one of the popular Catholic Christmas hymns which is used in Christian communities during worship within the Christmas season. Catholic faithful use this hymn for Holy Mass and other liturgical celebrations. You will find below the lyrics of this hymn.

Once in Royal David’s city Lyrics

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. And our eyes at last shall see,

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.

4. 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.

Other Catholic Christmas Hymns

Other Catholic Hymns