(Duet or Two-part choir) Traditional
Arr: Sally DeFord
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2 Women unison: 4

     
 
 1. What
2. Why
Child
lies
is
he
this
in
who
such
laid
mean
to
es-
rest
tate
on
where

                   

                

   
 
    
   

 





   


    
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Ma- ry's lap is sleep - ing? Whom an- gels greet with an- thems sweet while
ox and ass are feed - ing? Good Chris- tians fear, for sin- ners here the

             
     
    
   



    


  
 
           


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shep
si-
- herds watch
- lent word
are
is
keep-
plead-
ing?
ing.
 This,
Nails,
this
spear
is
shall
Christ
pierce
the King
him through,
whom
the

 

     
 
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shep- herds guard and an- gels sing, Haste, haste to bring him laud, The Babe, the Son of
cross be borne for me, for you, Hail, hail the Word made flesh The Babe, the Son of
     

        
   
     

             
            
   


      

    

      
    
  
     



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Ma- ry. Ma- ry.

 3. So
    
   
   


  
   
 
  

   
   
   
  
 

  

              




 

   

   

  


   


      



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bring him in- cense, gold and myrrh, Come pea- sant, king, to own him, The King of kings sal-

         
     
    
    
 
So bring him in - cense, gold and myrrh -, Come pea - sant, king to own him, The

        
           
 
           
 



  
       
         
      

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va- tion brings, Let lov - ing hearts en- throne him.
 Raise, raise the song on high, The

 
         


    
 
 
 
King of kings, Let lov - ing hearts en- throne him.  Raise raise the song, the song on

             
  

           
  







    

         
      
      

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vir- gin sings her lul- la- by, Joy, joy, for Christ is born The Babe, the Son of

 
  
      
     
  
     
high, The vir - gin sings her lul- la- by for Christ is born, The Babe, the Son of

       
                    



     

   

   

 

      
  

      

  

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Ma- ry.   The Babe, the Son of Ma- ry.

    
       

 
Ma - ry.
 The Son of Ma- - ry.

    

 
  
    




  




 

  



  
 
  

   

   

 
 

 




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