CHILD OF THE POOR
VERSES Slowly ( = ca. 98)
Em
G
D
Am/C
Em
Melody
Countermelody
1. What child
2. Why lies
3. So bring
is
he
him
this,
in
in
Keyboard
B
Em
1. win
2. mong
3. of
ter;
us?
fer.
1. sleep
2. feed
3. own
ing?
ing?
him;
who, laid
such mean
cense, gold,
comes now
Who is
Strength en
Whom an
Good Chris
The King
low ly,
a fraid,
here in our midst,
all who seek peace;
SAMPLE
1. Help less and hun gry,
2. Who is the strang er
3. Bring all the thirst y,
to
es
and
rest,
tate
myrrh,
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a mong us,
the out cast?
the fee ble,
gels greet
tian, fear:
of kings
wrapped in the chill of mid
look ing for shel ter a
bring those with noth ing to
with
for
sal
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Come peas
ry’s lap
and ass
ant, king,
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born
Who
say
an
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thems sweet,
ners here
tion brings,
Text: Child of the Poor, Scott Soper, b. 1961, © 1994, OCP. All rights reserved. What Child Is This, 87 87 with refrain; William C. Dix, 1837–1898.
Music: Child of the Poor, Scott Soper, b. 1961, © 1994, OCP. All rights reserved. What Child Is This, GREENSLEEVES; trad. English Melody, 16th cent.
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in to pov er ty’s
em
do we see a mid
the
to the fright ened heart: “Fear
Note: Child of the Poor may be performed with What Child Is This in the following manner:
Child of the Poor, verse 1, followed by What Child Is This, verse 1; Child of the Poor, verse 2, followed by What Child Is This, verse 2;
both songs performed simultaneously on verse 3.
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CHILD OF THE POOR, cont. (2)
REFRAIN
Am/C B
1. brace,
2. poor,
3. not:
1. shep
2. si
3. lov
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new life for
the chil dren
here is
herds watch
lent Word
ing hearts
Em
G
the world.
of God?
your God!”
are
is
en
Who
ing?
ing.
him.
keep
plead
throne
this
is
SAMPLE
Em
who lives
with the
this
is
This,
cresc.
D
Am/C
C
low
Christ
ly,
shar
ing
the King,
their
sor
rows,
Whom
shep
herds guard
D
G
Christ,
re vealed
to the
world
Haste,
haste
to
bring
cresc.
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know ing
dim.
in
the eyes of
him laud,
B
their
hun
and
an
D
7
Em
a
child,
the
babe,
ger?
This is
gels
sing;
Am/C B
a child of
the son
the
of
CHILD OF THE POOR, cont. (3)
Em
Cmaj7
D
Ma
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ry.
SAMPLE
poor.
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