What Starts in a Shed, Becomes our Lord in Heaven
This is truly a traditional church Christmas hymn. It starts off slow and solemn and builds majestically to the last chorus as we welcome the birth of the baby Jesus. It is like this with Advent. The season of Advent starts off quiet, barely a whisper. But as the last week approaches the climax is in sight.
The history of “Once in Royals Davids City” dates back to 1919 when Arthur Henry Mann, an organist wrote the piece as a processional hymn for the service at Kings College Cambridge. It is still sung with a young boy singing the first verse acapella as the choir joins in the second and building to a crescendo.
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This Christmas hymn is not as popular with contemporary artists, but when it is performed by Jonathan and Charlotte, (finalists in 2012 Britains Got Talent) the operatic version is simply breathtaking.
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Once in Royal Davids City Sheet Music
Once in Royal Davids City, Words, and Music
Once in royal David’s city
Stood a lowly cattle shed
There a mother laid her baby
In a manger for His bed
Mary was that mother mild
Jesus Christ her little child
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, oppressed and wholly
Lived on earth our Savior holy
For He is our childhood’s pattern
Day by day like us He grew
He was little weak, and stable
Tears and smiles like us He knew
And He feels for all our sadness
And He shares in all our gladness
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 along
To the place that He is gone
Weekly Advent Readings: Thursday, 3rd Week Advent
Today’s Reading John 20: 24 -29
Daily Lectionary
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- Higher Things: Dare to Be Lutheran – Thursday 3rd Week Advent St Thomas, Apostle
- Trinity Lutheran Church Sermon, 3rd Sunday Advent: High Pastoral Care: Blessing! (listen to the audio)
- Third Wednesday in Advent Sermon: The Prince of Peace (listen to the audio)
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