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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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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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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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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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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.