WHAT CHILD IS THIS WHO, LAID TO REST,
ON MARY'S LAP IS SLEEPING
WHOM ANGELS GREET WITH ANTHEMS SWEET,
WHILE SHEPHERDS WATCH ARE KEEPING?
THIS, THIS IS CHRIST THE KING,
WHOM SHEPHERDS GUARD AND ANGELS SING
HASTE, HASTE TO BRING HIM LAUD
THE BABE, THE SON OF MARY
WHY LIES HE IN SUCH MEAN ESTATE,
WHERE OX AND ASS ARE FEEDING
GOOD CHRISTIAN FEAR FOR SINNERS HERE
THE SILENT WORD IS PLEADING
RAISE, RAISE THE SONG ON HIGH,
THE VIRGIN SINGS HER LULLABY
JOY, JOY FOR CHRIST IS BORN,
THE BABE THE SON OF MARY
