Name: Royal David's City
Duration: P00H04M09S
Description: A rendition of an old English Carol - which traditionally starts the 9 Lessons & Carols service. This is a version I came up with using an open tuning on the guitar. I played my new Baritone Telecaster on this track, and had some other people send me in parts to add.

Royal David's City

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A rendition of an old English Carol - which traditionally starts the 9 Lessons & Carols service. This is a version I came up with using an open tuning on the guitar. I played my new Baritone Telecaster on this track, and had some other people send me in parts to add.

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Once in royal David’s city
stood a lowly cattle shed,
and a mother laid her baby
in a manger for His bed:
Mary was that mother mild,
Jesus Christ, her little child
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, the meek, and lowly
lived on earth our Savior holy
with the poor, the meek, and lowly
lived on earth our Savior holy

And our eyes at last shall see Him,
through His own redeeming love;
for that child so dear and gentle,
is our Lord in heav'n above,
and He leads His children on
to the place where He is gone
And like stars, with glory crowned
Stand his children, all around

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from Royal David's City, released November 17, 2023
Wilder Adkins - Guitar, Vocals, Percussion
Logan Lowery - Keyboard, Organ
Jamie Jordan - Celtic Flute, Concertina

Mix by Wilder Adkins
Mastered by Chris Bethea

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