December 7th

Once in Royal David’s City

• Lyrics

  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.

  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 and mean and lowly
  Lived on earth our Saviour holy.

  For he 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.

  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.

Scripture

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. All things were created through him, and apart from him not one thing was created that has been created. In him was life, and that life was the light of men. That light shines in the darkness, and yet the darkness did not overcome it.”

— John 1:1-5 (CSB)

Other Scripture reading:

Philippians 2:4-11, John 1:6-16, Galatians 4:4-7

Discussion Questions

1. What are some lies the enemy tries to tell you to discourage you about your ability?

2. How can you use your gifts, talents, and abilities to work for the Gospel?