What Child Is This? / Child of the Poor

Song Info

[Fox] Am C G What Child is this, who laid to rest Am F E On Mary’s lap is sleeping? Am C G Whom angels greet with anthems sweet Am E Am While shepherds watch are keeping? [Hound] Am C G Helpless and hungry, lowly, afraid Am F E Wrapped in the chill of midwinter; Am C G Am Comes now, among us, born into poverty’s embrace E Am New life for the world [Chorus: Hound & Fox] C G Who is this? Who lives with the lowly? F Sharing their sorrows E Knowing their hunger? C G This is Christ revealed to the world Am E Am In the eyes of a child, a child of the poor [Fox (Hound)] Am C G What child is this, who, laid to rest (Who is, this stranger? Here in our midst?) Am F E On Mary’s lap is sleeping? (Looking for shelter among us?) Am C G Whom angels greet with anthems sweet (Who is the outcast? Who do, we see amidst) Am E Am While shepherds watch are keeping? (the poor? The children of God?) [Hound (Fox)] C G Who is this? Who lives with the lowly? (This, this is Christ the King,) F Sharing their sorrows (Whom shepherds guard) E Knowing their hunger? (And angels sing;) C G This is Christ, revealed to the world (Haste, haste, to bring, Him laud,) Am E Am In the eyes of a child, a child of the poor (The Babe, the Son of Mary.) [Hound & Fox] Am C G So bring Him incense, gold and myrrh Am F E Come peasant, king to own Him; Am C G The King of kings salvation brings Am E Am Let loving hearts enthrone Him [Fox (Hound) a capella] Bring the thirsty, who seek peace; (So, bring all, the thirsty, all who seek peace;) Those with nothing to offer (Bring those with nothing to offer.) Strengthen the feeble (Strengthen, the feeble,) Say to the, ’tened heart: (Say to, the frightened heart:) Fear not, fear not (“Fear not: here is your God!”) [Hound (Fox)] Am C G Who is this who lives with the lowly (This, this is Christ the King,) F E Sharing their sorrows, knowing their hunger? (Whom shepherds guard and angels sing;) C G This is Christ, revealed to the world (Haste, haste, to bring Him laud,) Am E Am In the eyes of a child, a child of the poor (The Babe, the Son of Mary.) E Am A child of the poor Am E Am (The Babe, the Son of Mary.)