Misc Christmas - Child of the poor what child is this
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CHILD OF THE POOR / WHAT CHILD IS THIS
Order: C1, CC, W1, WC, C2, CC, W2, WC, C3/W3, CC/WC
Sing the two verse 3s and the following choruses in unison
CotP Verse 1:
HeEmlpless and hGungry, loDwly afraid,
WrEmapped in the cChill of mid-wBinter
CoEmmes now amGong us, bDorn into poverty's embEmrace,
New lBife for the woEmrld
CotP Chorus:
WEmho is thGis who lives with the loDwly, Sharing their sorrows,
KCnowing their huBnger?
This is CGhrist, revealed to the woDrld
In the eyes of a cEmhild, a chBild of the pEmoor.
Cmaj7 D Em
WCiT Verse 1:
What chEmild is tGhis, who, laDid to rest,
On EmMary's lCap is sBleeping?
Whom aEmngels greGet with aDnthems sweet,
While sEmhepherds wBatch are kEmeeping?
WCiT Chorus:
TGhis, this is CDhrist the King,
Whom shepherds guCard and aBngels sing:
HGaste, haste to bDring him laud,
The bEmabe, the sBon of MEmary.
Cmaj7 D Em
CotP Verse 2:
WhEmo is the strGanger, heDre in our midst,
LoEmoking for sChelter amoBng us?
WhEmo is this oGutcast? WDho do we see amidst the Empoor,
The chiBldren of GEmod?
CotP Chorus:
WEmho is thGis who lives with the loDwly, Sharing their sorrows,
KCnowing their huBnger?
This is CGhrist, revealed to the woDrld
In the eyes of a cEmhild, a chBild of the pEmoor.
Cmaj7 D Em
WCiT Verse 2:
Why lEmies he iGn such meDan estate
Where Emox and aCss are feBeding?
Good CEmhristian, Gfear: for sDinners here
The sEmilent WBord is pleEmading.
WCiT Chorus:
TGhis, this is CDhrist the King,
Whom shepherds guCard and aBngels sing:
HGaste, haste to bDring him laud,
The bEmabe, the sBon of MEmary.
Cmaj7 D Em
CotP Verse 3:
BriEmng all the tGhirsty, aDll who seek peace;
BrEming those with nCothing to oBffer,
StEmrengthen the fGeeble, sDay to the frightened heart:
"EmFear noBt, here is Emyour God!".
CotP Chorus:
WEmho is thGis who lives with the loDwly, Sharing their sorrows,
KCnowing their huBnger?
This is CGhrist, revealed to the woDrld
In the eyes of a cEmhild, a chBild of the pEmoor.
Cmaj7 D Em
WCiT Verse 3:
So bEmring him iGncense, gDold, and myrrh,
Come, pEmeasant, kCing, to oBwn him.
the KEming of kGings salDvation brings,
Let lEmoving hBearts enthEmrone him.
WCiT Chorus:
TGhis, this is CDhrist the King,
Whom shepherds guCard and aBngels sing:
HGaste, haste to bDring him laud,
The bEmabe, the sBon of MEmary.
Cmaj7 D Em