Once in Royal David's City

Music written by: Henry Gauntlett
Original lyrics written by: Cecil Alexander
Composition date: 1849
Language: English
Adapted from: Once in Royal David's City [Poem] written by Cecil Alexander
Comments: Gauntlett discovered Alexander's poem in 1949 and set it to music.
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Once in Royal David's City [Poem] written by Cecil Alexander English 1848
- Once in Royal David's City written by Henry Gauntlett English 1849
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