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What Child Is This [C]

Found in What_Child_Is_This.abc from the John Chambers abc collection
What Child Is This [C] - staff notation
X: 3
T:What Child Is This [C]
S:MySheetMusic.com
Z:ABC by Thornton Rose, December 2001
N:Original score in C.
M:3/4
L:1/4
Q:1/4=130
K:C
D | "Dm"F2 G | "G7"A>B A | "C"G2 E |
"Am"C>D E | "Bb"F2 D | D>^C D | "A"E2 ^C |
A,2 D | "Dm"F2 G | "G7"A>B A | "C"G2 E |
"Am"C>D E | "Bb"F>E D | "A7"^C>B, C | "Dm"D3 | D3 |
"F"c3 | c>B A | "Em"G2 E |
"Am"C>D E | "Dm"F2 D | "Bb"D>^C D | "A"E2 ^C |
A,3 | "F"c3 | c>B A | "C"G2 E |
"Am"C>D E | "Bb"F>E D |  "A7"^C>B, C | "Dm"D3 | D2 |]
W:
W:1. What child is this, who, laid to rest,
W:On Mary's lap is sleeping?
W:Whom angels greet with anthems sweet
W:While shepherds watch are keeping?
W:
W:Chorus:
W:This, this is Christ the King,
W:Whom shepherds guard and angels sing.
W:This, this is Christ the King,
W:The Babe, the Son of Mary.
W:
W:2. Why lies He in such mean estate
W:Where ox and ass are feeding?
W:Good Christian, fear, for sinners here
W:The silent Word is pleading.
W:(Chorus)
W:
W:3. So bring Him incense, gold and myrrh
W:Come, peasant, King to own Him;
W:The King of Kings salvation brings
W:Let loving hearts enthrone him.
W:(Chorus)

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