Verse 1: G D7 G C D G Em D G Once in royal David's city, stood a lowly cattle shed D7 G C G Em D G Where a mother laid her Baby, in a manger for His bed C G Am G C G D G Mary was that mother mild, Jesus Christ, her little Child Verse 2: G D7 G C D G Em D G He came down to earth from heaven, who is God and Lord of all D7 G C G Em D G And His shelter was a stable, and His cradle was a stall C G Am G C G D G With the poor, and mean, and lowly, lived on earth our Savior holy Verse 3: G D7 G C D G Em D G And, through all His wondrous childhood, he would honor and obey D7 G C G Em D G Love and watch the lowly maiden, in whose gentle arms He lay C G Am G C G D G Christian children all must be, mild, obedient, good as He Verse 4: G D7 G C D G Em D G For He is our childhood's pattern, day by day, like us, He grew D7 G C G Em D G He was little, weak, and helpless, tears and smiles, like us He knew C G Am G C G D G And He cares when we are sad, and he shares when we are glad Verse 5: G D7 G C D G Em D G And our eyes at last shall see Him, through His own redeeming love D7 G C G Em D G For that Child so dear and gentle, is our Lord in heaven above C G Am G C G D G And He leads His children on, to the place where He is gone
