The Greatest Love (Once in Royale David City)

Once in royal David's city Stood a lowly cattle shed Where a mother laid her baby In a manger for His bed Mary was that mother mild Jesus Christ her little child Once in royal David's city Stood a lowly cattle shed Where a mother laid her baby In a manger for His bed Mary was that mother mild Jesus Christ her little child The real star in Bethlehem Was the bright and morning star They didn't know, well not just yet What He would mean to this world The greatest love came for us And we threw Him in the cold Even so, He chose to come 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 mean and lowly Lived on earth our Savior holy The real star in Bethlehem Was the bright and morning star They didn't know, well not just yet What He would mean to this world The greatest love came for us And we threw Him in the cold Even so, He chose to come 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 For that child so dear and gentle Is our Lord in heaven above