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• What Child Is This?

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• What Child is this who, laid to rest
  On Mary's lap is sleeping?
  Whom angels greet with anthems sweet,
  While shepherds watch are keeping?
• This, this is Christ the King,
  Whom shepherds guard and angels sing;
  Haste, haste, to bring Him laud,
  The Babe, the Son of Mary.
• Why lies He in such mean estate,
  Where ox and ass are feeding?
  Good Christians, fear, for sinners here
  The silent Word is pleading.
• This, this is Christ the King,
  Whom shepherds guard and angels sing;
  Haste, haste, to bring Him laud,
  The Babe, the Son of Mary.
• So bring Him incense, gold and myrrh,
  Come peasant, king to own Him;
  The King of kings salvation brings,
  Let loving hearts enthrone Him.
• Raise, raise a song on high,
  The virgin sings her lullaby.
  Joy, joy for Christ is born,
  The Babe, the Son of Mary.
• Music: Unknown, after "Greensleeves" .
  Lyrics: William Chatterton Dix (1837 - 1898) .
  © Musical Arrangement: Detlef Cordes.
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