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Once In Royal Davids City

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 G   G7     C    Am   G     C   C   Am      Em    G   C(x2)
OGnce G7in Croyal DAmavid's GciCty
SCtood Ama lEmowly cGattle Cshed
WGhere G7a Cmother Amlaid her GbaCby
CIn Ama Emmanger G7for His Cbed
FMary Cwas that G7mother mCild
FJesus CChrist her Glittle Cchild
G G7 C   Am  G C   C Am Em    G  C
GHe cG7ame Cdown to eAmarth from GheaCven
CWho Amis EmGod and LGord of aCll
GAnd G7His sChelter Amwas a GstaCble
ACnd AmHis cEmradle Gwas a sCtall
WFith the pCoor, opG7pressed and Clowly
LFived on eCarth our SGavior hColy
 G   G7     C    Am   G     C   C   Am      Em    G   C(x2)
GAnd G7our eCyes
At lAmast shall Gsee CHim
ThCrough AmHis Emown reGdeeming lCove
FGor tG7hat chCild, so dAmear and GgenCtle
CIs Amour LEmord in hG7eaven abCove
FAnd He lCeads His cG7hildren aClong
FTo the pClace that GHe is gCone
 G   G7     C    Am   G     C   C   Am      Em    G   C(x4)

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Once In Royal Davids City

by Sufjan Stevens

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G G7 C Am G C C Am Em G C

(x2)

G G7 C Am G C

Once in royal David's city

C Am Em G C

Stood a lowly cattle shed

G G7 C Am G C

Where a mother laid her baby

C Am Em G7 C

In a manger for His bed

F C G7 C

Mary was that mother mild

F C G C

Jesus Christ her little child

G G7 C Am G C C Am Em G C

G G7 C Am G C

He came down to earth from heaven

C Am Em G C

Who is God and Lord of all

G G7 C Am G C

And His shelter was a stable

C Am Em G C

And His cradle was a stall

F C G7 C

With the poor, oppressed and lowly

F C G C

Lived on earth our Savior holy

G G7 C Am G C C Am Em G C

(x2)

G G7 C

And our eyes

Am G C

At last shall see Him

C Am Em G C

Through His own redeeming love

G G7 C Am G C

For that child, so dear and gentle

C Am Em G7 C

Is our Lord in heaven above

F C G7 C

And He leads His children along

F C G C

To the place that He is gone

G G7 C Am G C C Am Em G C

(x4)

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