What Child Is This MercyMe (Tune Down 1/2 step) Intro: [Em2] [ C2 ] [ Am ] [Em2] [ D/F# ] [ Em ] [ D2 ] [ D2/B ] [ C2 ] [ Am ] Verse1: What [ Em ]child [ D/F# ]is [ G ]this, who, [ D2 ]laid to [ D2/B ]rest On [ C2 ]Mary's [ Am ]lap, is [ B7 ]sleeping? Whom [ Em ]an[ D/F# ]gels [ G ]greet with [ D2 ]anthems [ D2/B ]sweet, While [ C2 ]shepherds [ B7 ]watch are [ Em ]keeping? [ D/F# ] [ Em ] [ D2 ] [ D2/B ] Chorus1: [ G ]This, this is [ D2 ]Christ the [ D2/B ]King, Whom [ C2 ]shepherds [ Am ]guard and [ B7 ]angels sing: [ G ]Haste, haste to [ D2 ]bring him [ D2/B ]laud, The [ C2 ]babe, the [ B7 ]son of [Em2]Mary! Verse2: So [ Em ]bring [ D/F# ]him [ G ]incense, [ D2 ]gold, and [ D2/B ]myrrh, Come [ C2 ]peasant [ Am ]king to [ B7 ]own him, The [ Em ]king [ D/F# ]of [ G ]kings, sal[ D2 ]vation [ D2/B ]brings, Let [ C2 ]loving [ B7 ]hearts en[ Em ]throne him. Chorus1: [ G ]This, this is [ D2 ]Christ the [ D2/B ]King, Whom [ C2 ]shepherds [ Am ]guard and [ B7 ]angels sing: [ G ]Haste, haste to [ D2 ]bring him [ D2/B ]laud, The [ C2 ]babe, the [ B7 ]son of [Em2]Mary! Bridge: (Lead Voice) [ D ] [ C2 ] [ Am ] Halle[ Em ]lujah [ D2 ] [ C2 ] [ Am ] Halle[ Em ]lujah [ D/F# ] [ C2/G ] [ Am ] Halle[ Em ]lujah [ D2 ] Halle[ Am ]lujah [ C2 ] Bridge: (Second Voices) [ D ] [ C2 ] [ Am ] What [ Em ]Child is this who [ D2 ]laid to rest on [ C2 ]Mary's lap, is [ Am ]sleeping? Whom [ Em ]angels greet with [ D/F# ]anthems sweet While [ C2/G ]shepherds watch are [ Am ]keeping? [ Em ] [ D2 ] [ Am ] [ C2 ] Chorus2: [ G ]Raise, raise the [ D2 ]song on [ D2/B ]high, The [ C2 ]virgin [ Am ]sings her [ B7 ]lullaby: [ G ]Joy, joy, for[ D2 ] Christ is [ D2/B ]born, The [ C2 ]babe, the [ B7 ]son of [Em2]Mary! Chorus1: [ G ]This, this is [ D2 ]Christ the [ D2/B ]King, Whom [ C2 ]shepherds [ Am ]guard and [ B7 ]angels sing: [ G ]Haste, haste to [ D2 ]bring him [ D2/B ]laud, The [ C2 ]babe, the [ B7 ]son of [Em2]Mary! Tifford