What Child Is This?

This, this is Christ the King
Whom shepherds guard and angels sing
Peace on earth, and hope he brings
The babe, the son of Mary

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?

What child is this, the precious one
Came down to earth to free us
Against the tide and great divide
Both hell and death defeated?
This, this is Christ the King
Whom shepherds guard and angels sing
Peace on earth, and hope he brings
The babe, the son of Mary

What child is this, the king that's crowned
As man's empires are falling
It makes no difference who you are
When Christ the King is calling