What Child Is This chords by The Petersens

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: Cm

✝ Intro:

Cm



✝ Verse 1:
     Cm                       Bb
What Child is this, who laid to rest
   Cm               Gm
On Mary's lap is sleeping?
     Cm                         Bb
Whom angels greet, with anthems sweet
      Ab        G         Cm
While shepherds watch are keeping?

✝ Chorus 1:
Eb             Bb
This, this, is Christ the King!
     Cm                  Gm7
Whom shepherds guard and angels sing;
Eb             Bb
Haste haste to bring Him laud
Ab        G      Cm
The babe, the son of Mary.

✝ Verse 2:
   Cm                 Bb
So bring Him incense, gold, and myrrh
Cm              Gm
Come peasant king to own Him;
    Cm                Bb
The King of kings, salvation brings
Ab     G         Cm
Let loving hearts enthrone Him.

✝ Chorus 2:
Eb             Bb
Raise, raise a song on high!
    Cm               Gm7
The virgin sings her lullaby;
Eb              Bb
Joy joy for Christ is born
    Ab        G      Cm
The Babe, the son of Mary.

✝ Verse 3:
     Cm               Bb
Why, lies He, in such mean estate
Cm               Gm
Where ox and sheep are feeding?
     Cm                    Bb
Good Christian, fear: for sinners here
    Ab     G       Cm
The silent Word is pleading.

✝ Chorus 1:
Eb              Bb
This, this, is Christ the King!
     Cm                   Gm7
Whom shepherds guard and angels sing;
Eb              Bb
Haste, haste to bring Him laud
Ab        G      Cm
The babe, the son of Mary.

✝ Chorus 2:
Eb             Bb
Raise, raise a song on high!
    Cm               Gm7
The virgin sings her lullaby;
Eb              Bb
Joy joy for Christ is born
    Ab        G      Cm
The Babe, the son of Mary.

✝ Chorus 3:
N.C.
Nails, spears, shall pierce Him through
N.C.
The cross He bore for me for you;
N.C.
Hail, hail, the Word made flesh!
N.C.
Our King, the son of Mary.