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.
Make haste to come to him, the child who is born of Mary.

Why lies he in a stable dark, where ox and ass are feeding?
Why should we fear the soldiers near, will hear his mother weeping?
This, this is Christ the king, whom shepherds guard and angels sing.
Make haste to come to him, the child who is born of Mary.

So bring him incense, gold, and myrrh, all wondrous gifts fit for a king.
For God’s salvation he will bring to all whose hearts are open.
This, this is Christ the king, whom shepherds guard and angels sing.
Make haste to come to him, the child who is born of Mary.

English carol.
Words edited by Robert Traer.

Other carols in Carols for Our Time.

Ding Dong! Merrily on High
The Coventry Carol
The Friendly Beasts
Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
Patapan
What Child is This?
Unto Us a Child is Born
The Huron Carol
A Child is Born
Bring a Light, Jeannette, Isabella
Jesus Born in Bethlehem
In the Dark of Winter
Foom, Foom, Foom!
Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
Little Drummer Boy
Gabriel's Message
Hush, My Dear
Infant Holy
Savior of the Nations, Come
We Three Kings

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