Kings College Cambridge 2010 , 1 Once in Royal Davids City

Once in Royal David s City. Choir and congregation The words by Mrs C F Alexander come from a set of Hymns for Little Children (1824). The tune Irby was written as a Christmas carol by Henry John Gauntlett and published in 1849. Gauntlett became organist at the age of 10 in the church where his father was the vicar, but went on to work as a lawyer for 15 years before becoming a professional musician who wrote over 1, 000 hymn tunes. The descant is by Stephen Cleobury. Utterly inspirational: An int