Misc Christmas – Child Of The Poor What Child Is This chords

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                             CHILD OF THE POOR / WHAT CHILD IS THIS 
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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: 
  Em          G        DHelpless and hungry, lowly afraid,
  Em            C            BWrapped in the chill of mid-winter
  Em        G        D                     EmComes now among us, born into poverty's embrace,
     B             EmNew life for the world


CotP Chorus:
 Em      G                       DWho is this who lives with the lowly, Sharing their sorrows,
 C              BKnowing their hunger? 
         G                        DThis is Christ, revealed to the world
                  Em        B           Em           In the eyes of a child, a child of the poor.
Cmaj7 D Em


WCiT Verse 1:
       Em      G           DWhat child is this, who, laid to rest,
   Em      C      BOn Mary's lap is sleeping?
      Em       G        DWhom angels greet with anthems sweet,
       Em        B         EmWhile shepherds watch are keeping?


WCiT Chorus:
 G             DThis, this is Christ the King,
                 C        BWhom shepherds guard and angels sing:
 G               DHaste, haste to bring him laud,
     Em        B      EmThe babe, the son of Mary.
Cmaj7 D Em


CotP Verse 2:
  Em          G        DWho is the stranger, here in our midst,
  Em         C         BLooking for shelter among us?
  Em         G        D                       EmWho is this outcast? Who do we see amidst the poor,
       B         Em  The children of God?


CotP Chorus:
 Em      G                       DWho is this who lives with the lowly, Sharing their sorrows,
 C              BKnowing their hunger? 
         G                        DThis is Christ, revealed to the world
                  Em        B           Em           In the eyes of a child, a child of the poor.
Cmaj7 D Em


WCiT Verse 2:
     Em      G        DWhy lies he in such mean estate
      Em      C        BWhere ox and ass are feeding?
      Em        G          DGood Christian, fear: for sinners here
     Em     B         EmThe silent Word is pleading.


WCiT Chorus:
 G             DThis, this is Christ the King,
                 C        BWhom shepherds guard and angels sing:
 G               DHaste, haste to bring him laud,
     Em        B      EmThe babe, the son of Mary.
Cmaj7 D Em


CotP Verse 3:
   Em          G        DBring all the thirsty, all who seek peace;
  Em              C          BBring those with nothing to offer,
  Em            G       D                     Strengthen the feeble, say to the frightened heart:
      Em     B          Em"Fear not, here is your God!".


CotP Chorus:
 Em      G                       DWho is this who lives with the lowly, Sharing their sorrows,
 C              BKnowing their hunger? 
         G                        DThis is Christ, revealed to the world
                  Em        B           Em           In the eyes of a child, a child of the poor.
Cmaj7 D Em


WCiT Verse 3:
    Em        G        DSo bring him incense, gold, and myrrh,
       Em       C        BCome, peasant, king, to own him.
     Em      G       Dthe King of kings salvation brings,
     Em     B         EmLet loving hearts enthrone him.


WCiT Chorus:
 G             DThis, this is Christ the King,
                 C        BWhom shepherds guard and angels sing:
 G               DHaste, haste to bring him laud,
     Em        B      EmThe babe, the son of Mary.
Cmaj7 D Em