Devotional – December 17, 2024

Another carol to consider today.  Again, I hope it stays in your mind and heart today. 

Once in Royal David’s City

The United Methodist Hymnal Number 250

Text: Cecil Frances Alexander

Music: Henry J. Gauntlett

Tune: IRBY, Meter: 87.87.77

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, loving 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, the scorned, the lowly 

lived on earth our Savior holy. 

3. Jesus 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. 

4. 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. 

Here is a link to the video:

Mayfair Heights-Sunday Morning Service December 15, 2024

Peace Be With You. – Paul