歌词与中文翻译
Once in royal David's city
曾经在国王大卫的都城
Stood a lowly cattle shed
伫立着一个低矮的畜棚
Where a mother laid her baby
在那儿一个母亲把婴儿放在
In a manger for his bed
马槽里面，作他的摇床
Mary was that mother mild
玛丽就是那温柔的母亲
Jesus Christ her little child
耶稣基督是她的小孩
He came down to earth from heaven
他从天国下到了人间
Who is God and Lord of all
他是上帝，和万物的主
And his shelter was a stable
而他的住所是一个马厩
And his cradle was a stall
他的摇篮是牲畜棚
With the poor, oppressed and wholly
伴着十足的贫苦和压抑
Lived on earth our Savior holy
住着我们人间的救主
And our eyes at last shall see him
我们的眼睛最终会看见他
Through his own redeeming love
通过他自有的救赎之爱
For that child so dear and gentle
因为那个孩子，那么可爱和温和
Is our Lord in heaven above
是我们头上天国的主
And he leads his children along
他一路引领着他的子民
To the place where he is gone
走向他已去的地方