Processional Carol: ONCE IN ROYAL DAVID’ S CITY Text by Cecil Frances Alexander( 1818-1895) Music by Henry John Gauntlett( 1805-1876)
First verse solo, Reese Ingledew’ 26 Second verse choir only
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.
Please stand and join in singing verses three through six.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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; Where like stars His children crowned, All in white shall wait around.
Reading: LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT & BIDDING PRAYER Reader: Head Prefect, Aeris Wren’ 26