X: 1
T: What Child Is This?    [Dm]
%T: Greensleeves
C: words: William Chatterton Dix (1865)
O: tune: trad England
N: Original poem titled "The Manger Throne"
N: Published with this tune in 1871
%D: 1721
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Dm
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D | "Dm"F2G "F"A>BA | "C"G2E "Am"C>DE | "Dm"F2D "Bb"D>^CD | "A7"E2^C A,2 ||
w:1.~What Child is this,_ who, laid to rest,_ On Ma-ry's lap_ is sleep-_ing?
w:2.~Why lies He in_ such mean es-tate,_ Where ox and ass_ are feed-_ing?
w:3.~So bring Him in-_cense, gold, and myrrh._ Come, pea-sant, king_ to own_ Him.
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D | "Dm"F2G "F"A>BA | "C"G2E "Am"C>DE | "Dm"F>ED "A7"^C>=B,C | "Dm"D3 D2 |]
w:   Whom an-gels greet_ with an-thems sweet,_ while shep-_herds watch_ are keep-ing?
w:   Good Christ-ians fear,_ for sin-ners here* the si-_lent world_ is plead-ing.
w:   The King of kings_ sal-va-tion brings._ Let lov-_ing hearts_ en-throne Him.
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z | "F"c3 c>BA | "C"G2E "Am"C>DE | "Dm"F2D "Bb"D>^CD | "A7"E2^C A,2 ||
w:   This, this_ is Christ, the King,_ whom shep-herds guard_ and an-gels sing.
w:   Nail, spear_ shall pierce him through,_ the cross be born_ for me and you.
w:   Raise, raise_ a song on high;_ the vir-gin sings_ a lul-la-by.
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z | "F"c3 c>BA | "C"G2E "Am"C>DE | "Dm"F>ED "A7"^C>=B,C | "Dm"D3 D2 |]
w:   Haste, haste_ to bring Him laud,_ the babe,_ the Son_ of Ma-ry.
w:   Hail, hail_ the word made flesh_ the babe,_ the son_ of Ma-ry.
w:   Joy, joy_ for Christ is born:_ the babe,_ the son_ of Ma-ry.

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X: 2
T: What Child Is This?    [Em]
%T: Greensleeves
O: trad England
%D: 1721
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Em
"^A"[|] E \
|  "Em"G2A "G"B>cB | "D"A2F "Bm"D>EF |\
[1 "Em"G2E "C"E>^DE | "B7"F2^D B,2 :|\
[2 "Em"G>FE "B7"^D>=CD | "Em"E3 E2 |]
"^B"|: z |\
"G"d3 d>cB | "D"A2F "Bm"D>EF |\
[1 "Em"G2E "C"E>^DE | "B7"F2^D B,2 :|\
[2 "Em"G>FE "B7"^D>=CD | "Em"E3 E2 |]

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X: 3
T: What Child Is This?    [Am]
%T: Greensleeves
O: trad England
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Am
"^A"[|] B \
|  "Am"c2d "C"e>fe | "G"d2B "Em"G>AB |\
[1 "Am"c2A "F"A>^GA | "E7"B2^G E2B :|\
[2 "Am(F)"c>BA "E7"^G>^FG | "Am"A2^C A2 |]
"^B"|: z \
| "C"g3 g>fe | "G"d2B "Em"G>AB |\
[1 "Am"c2A "F"A>^GA | "E7"B2^G E3 :|\
[2 "Am"c>BA "E7"^G>^FG | "Am"A3 A2 |]

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X: 4
T: What Child Is This?    [Dm]
%T: Greensleeves
O: trad England
%D: 1721
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Dm
"^A"[|] D \
|  "Dm"F2G "F"A>BA | "C"G2E "Am"C>DE |\
[1 "Dm"F2D "Bb"D>^CD | "A7"E2^C A,2 :|\
[2 "Dm"F>ED "A7"^C>=B,C | "Dm"D3 D2 |]
"^B"|: z |\
"F"c3 c>BA | "C"G2E "Am"C>DE |\
[1 "Dm"F2D "Bb"D>^CD | "A7"E2^C A,2 :|\
[2 "Dm"F>ED "A7"^C>=B,C | "Dm"D3 D2 |]

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X: 5
T: What Child Is This?    [Gm]
%T: Greensleeves
O: trad England
%D: 1721
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Gm
"^A"[|] G \
|  "Gm"B2c "Bb"d>ed | "F"c2A "Dm"F>GA |\
[1 "Gm"B2G "Eb"G>^FG | "D7"A2^F D2 :|\
[2 "Gm"B>AG "D7"^F>=EF | "Gm"G3 G2 |]
"^B"|: z |\
"Bb"f3 f>ed | "F"c2A "Dm"F>GA |\
[1 "Gm"B2G "Eb"G>^FG | "D7"A2^F D2 :|\
[2 "Gm"B>AG "D7"^F>=EF | "Gm"G3 G2 |]