148 What Child Is This

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1. What Child is this, who, laid to rest on
2. Why lies He in such mean es tate, where


3. So bring Him in cense, gold, and myrrh, come
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Ma ry’s lap is sleep ing? Whom an gels greet with
ox and ass are feed ing? Good Chris tians, fear: for
peas ant, king, to own Him; the King of kings sal


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an thems sweet, while shep herds watch are
sin ners here the si lent Word is

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va tion brings, let lov ing hearts en
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keep ing? This, this is Christ the King, whom
plead ing. Nails, spears, shall pierce Him through, the


throne Him. Raise, raise the song on high, the
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shep herds guard and an gels sing: haste, haste to
cross be borne for me, for you. Hail, hail the



vir gin sings her lul la by. Joy, joy for
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bring Him laud, the Babe, the Son of Ma ry!
Word made flesh, the Babe, the Son of Ma ry!
Christ is born, the Babe, the Son of Ma ry!

Celebrating Grace Hymnal 148

WORDS: William C. Dix, 1865 (Luke 2:6-16; Matt. 2:11)
MUSIC (GREENSLEEVES 8.7.8.7.6.8.6.7): Trad. English melody, 16th cent.; harm. John Stainer