Once In Royal David’s City

{"acf_content":"G    D7 G     C       D7 G\nOnce in royal David s city,\n        Em    D7     G\nstood a lowly cattle shed\nD7      G      C        G\nWhere a mother laid her Baby,\n     Em     D7      G\nin a manger for His bed\nC    G        Am     G\nMary was that mother mild,\nC     G           D7     G\nJesus Christ, her little Child.\n \nG  D7   G       C          D7 G\nHe came down to earth from heaven,\n       Em      D7      G\nwho is God and Lord of all\nD7      G       C     G\nAnd His shelter was a stable,\n        Em     D7    G\nand His cradle was a stall\nC        G         Am        G\nWith the poor, and mean, and lowly,\nC        G         D7     G\nlived on earth our Savior holy.\n \nG    D7      G       C        D7   G\nAnd, through all His wondrous childhood,\n         Em    D7   G\nhe would honor and obey\nD7       G         C     G\nLove and watch the lowly maiden,\n         Em     D7      G\nin whose gentle arms He lay\nC         G        Am       G\nChristian children all must be,\nC      G        D7      G\nmild, obedient, good as He.\n \nG   D7 G      C           D7  G\nFor He is our childhood's pattern;\n       Em        D7     G\nday by day, like us, He grew\nD7     G       C         G\nHe was little, weak, and helpless,\n          Em      D7         G\ntears and smiles, like us He knew\nC      G          Am     G\nAnd He cares when we are sad,\nC      G           D7     G\nand he shares when we are glad.\n \nG   D7  G       C          D7  G\nAnd our eyes at last shall see Him,\n            Em    D7      G\nthrough His own redeeming love\nD7       G        C        G\nFor that Child so dear and gentle,\n       Em      D7      G\nis our Lord in heaven above\nC      G         Am       G\nAnd He leads His children on,\nC      G           D7    G\nto the place where He is gone.","acf_video_url":"","acf_key_signature":"G Major","key_signature_slug":[],"artists":[],"artist_slug":[],"title":"Once In Royal David’s City","slug":"once-in-royal-david-s-city","dateCreated":"2024-11-21T20:27:23+00:00","post_type":"song"}