What Child Is This?

Album: Noel (1871)
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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?

    So bring Him incense, gold and myrrh,
    Come Peasant, King to own Him
    The King of Kings salvation brings,
    Let loving hearts enthrone Him.

    This, this is Christ the King,
    Whom shepherds guard and Angels sing
    Haste, haste, to bring Him laud,
    The Babe, the Son of Mary.

    Oh, raise, raise a song on high,
    His mother sings her lullaby.
    Joy, oh joy for Christ is born,
    The Babe, the Son of Mary.

    This, this is Christ the King,
    Whom shepherds guard and Angels sing

    Haste, haste, to bring Him laud,
    The Babe,
    The Son,
    Of Mary.

    What Child
    Is this
    Who laid
    To rest
    On Mary's lap
    On Mary's lap
    He is sleeping

    This, this is Christ the King,
    Whom shepherds guard and Angels sing
    Haste, haste, to bring Him laud,
    The Babe,
    The Son,
    Of Mary

    The Babe, the Son of Mary

    The Son of Mary Writer/s: BEN MCDONALD, CASEY BROWN, DAVID FREY, JONATHAN LINDLEY SMITH, TIM LAUER, TRADITIONAL
    Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Songtrust Ave, Sugarmusic s.p.a., Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 1

  • Sonya from Kimball, Mii hope josh realizes what a gift he has been given with his voice. I'll never understand how someone can sing and make you cry just by thier voice.
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