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"What Child is This?" is a [[Christmas]] carol written by William Chatterton Dix<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Chatterton_DixWikipedia - William Chatterton Dix]</ref> in 1865 and based on the old English folk melody "Greensleeves"<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GreensleevesWikipedia - Greensleeves]</ref> believed by some to have been written by Henry VIII King of England.
===Words===
What child is this, who, laid to rest, on Mary's lap is sleeping?
Joy, joy the Christ is born, the babe, the son of Mary
==External Linksand References=={{reflist}}
*[http://www.hymnswithoutwords.com/downloads.php?cat_id=16 A free MP3 recording of "What Child is This" is available for use in worship from hymnswithoutwords.com]
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