Once in Royal David

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Once in Royal Davids City

• G C Am G C
• Once in royal Davids city
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• Stood a lowly cattle shed
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• Where a mother laid her Baby
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• In a manger for His bed

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• F C Dm7/G C
• Mary was that mother mild
• F C G C
• Jesus Christ her little Child

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• G C Am G C
• He came down to earth from heaven
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• Who is God and Lord of all,
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• And His shelter was a stable
• C Em F G C
• And His cradle was a stall

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• F C Dm7/G C
• With the poor, and mean, and lowly
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• Lived on earth, our Savior holy

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• G C Am G C
• Jesus is our childhoods pattern
• C Em F G C
• Day by Day like us He grew
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• He was little, weak, and helpless
• C Em F G C
• Tears and smiles like us He knew

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• F C Dm7/G C
• And He feeleth for our sadness
• F C G C
• And He shareth in our gladness

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• G C Am G C
• And our eyes at last shall see Him
• C Em F G C
• Through His own redeeming love
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• For that child so dear and gentle
• C Em F G C
• Is our Lord in heavn above

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• F C Dm7/G C
• And He leads His children on
• F C G C
• To the place where He is gone