Once in Royal David's City
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"Once in Royal David's City" is a 19th-century Christmas carol that narrates the Nativity story and is especially renowned for opening the annual Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at King's College, Cambridge.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christmas carol
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hymn ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
Christmas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedInstitution | King's College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| biblicalSource | Gospel Nativity narratives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfOrigin | 19th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | traditional opening carol for many Christmas services in the English-speaking world ⓘ |
| firstLine | Once in royal David's city stood a lowly cattle shed ⓘ |
| genre | Christmas carol ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | Christian congregations ⓘ |
| intendedPerformanceContext |
carol service
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church service ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse |
Anglican worship
ⓘ
Christmas Eve services ⓘ |
| lyricist | Cecil Frances Alexander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | voice and organ ⓘ |
| musicalForm | strophic hymn ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
Nativity of Jesus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
birth of Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| notablePerformanceTradition | opening hymn of the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at King's College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| performancePractice |
often begins with a solo treble verse
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subsequent verses sung by choir and congregation ⓘ |
| placeOfNotablePerformance | King's College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| religiousDenominationAssociation |
Anglicanism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Protestantism ⓘ wider Western Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| seasonalUse |
Advent
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Christmastide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Bethlehem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Jesus Christ
NERFINISHED
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Virgin Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textAuthor | Cecil Frances Alexander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topic |
Christian doctrine of Incarnation
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childhood of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ humility of Christ ⓘ |
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