What Child Is This?
Wesley/Whitefield/Mendelssohn/Cummings
What Child Is This?
Wesley/Whitefield/Mendelssohn/Cummings
BPM
The song What Child Is This? sung by Wesley/Whitefield/Mendelssohn/Cummings is perfect as a guide for preparing your worship setlist. You can play it using the chords and lyrics below, which by default use the base key of Fm. Use the transpose feature to adjust the key to the singer's vocal range.
Base Key: Fm
[Verse 1]
Fm7 Bb7 EbMaj7 AbMaj7
What Child is this, who, laid to rest,
DbMaj7 Dm7(b5)G7 C7(b9)
On Mary's lap is sleeping?
Fm7 Bb7 EbMaj7 AbMaj7
Whom angels greet with anthems sweet,
DbMaj7 C7 Fm7
While shepherds watch are keeping?
[Chorus]
AbMaj7Am7(b5)Dm7(b5)Gm7 G7 Cm7
This, this is Christ, the King,
AbMaj7 Dm7(b5)G7 C7
Whom shepherds guard and angels sing:
AbMaj7 Am7(b5)Dm7(b5)Gm7 G7 Cm7
Haste, haste to bring Him laud,
Db7 C7 Fm7
The Babe, the Son of Mary!
[Verse 2]
WhyliesHeinsuchmeanestate,
Whereoxandassarefeeding?
GoodChristian,fear:forsinnershere
Chorus
The silent Word is pleading.
[Verse 3]
SobringHimincense,gold,andmyrrh,
Come,peasant,kingtoownHim.
TheKingofkingssalvationbrings;
LetlovingheartsenthroneHim.
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