Number 1203
What Child Is This?
What Child Is This?
1. Mary Birth Baby ^WonderWow Sleep cl:Put-baby-down-nearbySheep >Far-area >Encircle-out Look-up^Encircle-in Angel (Rh)cl:5-Mouth-sing-cascading-down-song(2h)He Christ (2h)He King>cl:5-people-come cl:S-protect-baby ^Encircle-in (Rh)Sign (Lh)Sign(Rh)Come (Lh)Come (Rh)v_Honor-Him (Lh)v_Honor-HimMary Son Baby
2. Big-area Wide-lowly <Baby (Rh)Sleep<(Lh)Area <Animal Feast Look-around(2h)YOU-ALL (2h)cl:5-come (Rh)v_Honor-Him (Lh)v_Honor-Himv_He Eventually Grow-upTake-burden Cross (Rh)cl:1-pierce-hand (Lh)cl:1-pierce-hand(Rh)Mistake (Lh)Mistake ^Heart-give-Him ^Forgive-me ^Connect(Rh)Inform-all (Lh)Inform-all ^He BornMary Son Baby
3. (2h)YOU-ALL Lowly {OR} Elevate(2h)cl:5-come (2h)Hand-on-heart cl:Heart-give BabyJesus Supreme Save Give-out(2h)cl:5-come Cherish Worship v_Him(2h)Yay (2h)Yay (Rh)Sign (Lh)SignMary cl:Pick-up-baby Pat-soothe Pat-soothe(Rh)Joy (Lh)Joy ^He BornMary Son Baby
Text: William Chatterton Dix, 1867
Music: English melody, 16th century; harm. John Stainer, 1867; alt. | GREENSLEEVES
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