Once in royal David's city 在皇家大卫的城一旦

Stood a lowly cattle shed 站在一个卑微的牛棚

Where a mother laid her baby 凡母亲把她的宝贝

In a manger for His bed 在马槽里为他的床

Mary was that mother mild 玛丽是母亲温和

Jesus Christ her little child 耶稣基督她的孩子

   

He came down to earth from heaven 他来到了地球从天堂

Who is God and Lord of all 谁是神，就是众人的主

And His shelter was a stable 而他的住所是一个稳定的

And His cradle was a stall 和他的摇篮是一档

With the poor, oppressed and wholly 与穷人，被压迫者和全

Lived on earth our Savior holy 生活在地球上我们的救主圣洁

   

And our eyes 而我们的眼睛

At last shall see Him 最后必得见他

Through His own redeeming love 通过自己的救赎之爱

For that child, so dear and gentle 对于孩子，所以亲爱的，温柔

Is our Lord in heaven above 是我们在天上的主

And He leads His children along 和他一起带领他的孩子们

To the place where He is gone 到了那里，他走了的地方