Author: Cecil Alexander Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #5198 Refrain First Line: O Savior, gentle Savior 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 Savior, gentle Savior,
Hear Thy loving children sing,
The God of our salvation,
The child that is a 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 His childhood’s bright example
Gives a light to our poor homes;
From the blood of His atoning
Still our hope of pardon comes. [Refrain]
7. 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] Languages: English Tune Title: [Once in Bethlehem of Judah]
Once in Bethlehem of Judah