What Child Is This

What Child Is This

Intro:

Em D/F# G D
1 2 3 | 1 2 3 | 1 2 3 | 1 2 3 |
C B7 Em
1 2 3 | 1 2 3 | 1 2 3 | 1 2 3

Verse 1:

Em D/F# G D Bm
What Child is this who, laid to rest
  C B7
On Mary's lap is sleeping?
  Em D/F# G D Bm
Whom An - gels greet with anthems sweet,
  C B7 Em
While shepherds watch are keeping?

Verse 2:

Em D/F# G D Bm
Nails and spear shall pierce Him through
  C B7
The cross be borne for me, for you.
Em D/F# G D Bm
Ha - il hail the Word made flesh,
  C B Em
The Babe, the Son of Mary.

Verse 3:

  Em D/F# G D Bm
So bring Him incense, gold and myrrh
  C B7
Come peasant, king to own Him;
  Em D/F# G D Bm
The King of kings sal - vation brings,
  C B Em
Let loving hearts en - throne Him

Chorus:

G D
This, this is Christ the King
  C B B7
Whom shepherds guard and Angels sing;
G D Bm
Haste, haste, to bring Him laud,
  C B Em
The Babe, the Son of Mary.

Note: Transpose up for sharps and down for flats.