What Child Is This?

What Child Is This? - The Mormon Tabernacle Choir/Alexander Schreiner/Traditional/Richard P. Condie

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 lord

The babe the son of mary

Why lies he in such mean estate

Where ox and a** are feeding?

Good Christian, fear, for sinners here

The silent Word is pleading.

Nails, spear shall pierce Him through,

The Cross be borne for me, for you;

Hail, hail, the Word made flesh,

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 the song on high,

The Virgin sing her lullaby,

Joy, joy, for Christ is born,

The Babe, the Son of Mary.