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Once
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Once in Royal David's City
My.Hymnary #167 - Once in Royal David's City
TEXT: Cecil Frances Alexander, 1848, alt.
MUSIC (IRBY 8.7.8.7.7.7): Henry John Gauntlett, 1849; harm. Arthur Henry Mann, 1919
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My.Hymnary #167 - Once in Royal David's City
TEXT: Cecil Frances Alexander, 1848, alt.
MUSIC (IRBY 8.7.8.7.7.7): Henry John Gauntlett, 1849; harm. Arthur Henry Mann, 1919
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Once in royal David’s city...
He came down to earth...
And through all his wondrous...
...our eyes at last shall...
Not in that poor lowly...
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First Line:
Once in royal David's city Stood a lowly cattle-shed
Title:
Once in Royal David's City
Author:
Cecil Frances Alexander (1848)
Meter:
8.7.8.7.7.7
Place of Origin:
Ireland
Language:
English
Notes:
Swahili translation: See
"Mjini mwake Daudi"
Copyright:
Public Domain
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Title:
IRBY
Composer:
Henry J. Gauntlett (1849)
Meter:
8.7.8.7.7.7
Copyright:
Public Domain