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What Child Is This? (Kirk Hopkins Version)

Verse 1:
     Am       C/E       G       Em
What Child is this, who laid to rest,
   Am     Am     Em  Em
On Mary's lap is sleeping?
     Am     C/E        G       Em
Whom angels greet with anthems sweet
      Am        E7        Am Am
While shepherds watch are keeping?

Chorus:
Em    C/E     G         Em
This, this is Christ the King
     Am        Am        Em     Em
Whom shepherds guard and angels sing.
Em     C/E       G        Em
Haste, haste to bring Him laud,
    Am        E7     Am Am
The Babe, the Son of Mary.

Verse 2:
     Am     C/E      G    Em
Why lies he in such mean estate
      Am     Am      Em Em
Where ox and ass are feeding?
     Am         C/E      G       Em
Good Christian, fear for sinners here,
     Am    E7      Am  Am
The silent Word is pleasing.

Repeat Chorus

Verse 3:
   Am        C/E      G        Em
So bring Him incense, gold and myrrh;
      Am      Am       Em  Em
Come, peasant king, to own Him.
    Am      C/E      G      Em
The King of Kings salvation brings;
    Am     E7       Am     Am
Let loving hearts enthrone Him.

Repeat Chorus

Ending:
    Am        E7     Am Am
The Babe, the Son of Mary.
    Am        E7     Am Am
The Babe, the Son of Mary.
What Child Is This? (Kirk Hopkins Version)
Key: Unknown
Verse 1:

     Am       C/E       G       Em

What Child is this, who laid to rest,
   Am     Am     Em  Em

On Mary's lap is sleeping?
     Am     C/E        G       Em

Whom angels greet with anthems sweet
      Am        E7        Am Am

While shepherds watch are keeping?

Chorus:

Em    C/E     G         Em

This, this is Christ the King
     Am        Am        Em     Em

Whom shepherds guard and angels sing.
Em     C/E       G        Em

Haste, haste to bring Him laud,
    Am        E7     Am Am

The Babe, the Son of Mary.

Verse 2:

     Am     C/E      G    Em

Why lies he in such mean estate
      Am     Am      Em Em

Where ox and ass are feeding?
     Am         C/E      G       Em

Good Christian, fear for sinners here,
     Am    E7      Am  Am

The silent Word is pleasing.

Repeat Chorus


Verse 3:

   Am        C/E      G        Em

So bring Him incense, gold and myrrh;
      Am      Am       Em  Em

Come, peasant king, to own Him.
    Am      C/E      G      Em

The King of Kings salvation brings;
    Am     E7       Am     Am

Let loving hearts enthrone Him.

Repeat Chorus


Ending:

    Am        E7     Am Am

The Babe, the Son of Mary.
    Am        E7     Am Am

The Babe, the Son of Mary.


What Child Is This? (Kirk Hopkins Version)
Verse 1
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?

Chorus
This, this is Christ the King
Whom shepherds guard and angels sing.
Haste, haste to bring Him laud,
The Babe, the Son of Mary.

Verse 2
Why lies he in such mean estate
Where ox and ass are feeding?
Good Christian, fear for sinners here,
The silent Word is pleasing.

Repeat Chorus

Verse 3
So bring Him incense, gold and myrrh;
Come, peasant king, to own Him.
The King of Kings salvation brings;
Let loving hearts enthrone Him.

Repeat Chorus

Ending
The Babe, the Son of Mary.
The Babe, the Son of Mary.