Once In Bethlehem Of Judah Lyrics

1. Once in Bethlehem of Judah,
Far away across the sea.
There was laid a little Baby
On a Virgin Mother's knee.

[Refrain]
O Saviour, gentle Saviour,
Hear Thy loving children sing,
The God of our salvation,
The Child that is our King.

2. It was not a stately palace
Where that little Baby lay,
With His servants to attend Him,
And with guards to keep the way. [Refrain]

3. But the oxen stood around Him,
In a stable low and dim;
In the world He had created
There was not a room for Him. [Refrain]

4. For He left His Father's glory,
And the golden halls above,
And He took our human nature,
In the greatness of His love. [Refrain]

5. Of His infinite compassion
He can feel our want and woe;
For He suffered, He was tempted,
When He lived our life below. [Refrain]

6. Still He stands and pleads in heaven,
For us weak and sin-defiled;
God, who is a man for ever,
Jesus, who was once a child. [Refrain]