The Covenant Hymnal ‎#171

171. What Child Is This, Who, Laid to Rest

Text Information

• First Line: What child is this, who, laid to rest
• Title: What Child Is This, Who, Laid to Rest
• Author: William C. Dix, 1837-1898
• Refrain First Line: This, this is Christ the King
• Meter: 8.7.8.7. with refrain
• Publication Date: 1996
• Scripture:
  Matthew 2:1-12
  ;
  Luke 2:1-20
• Topic: Christmas: Birth

Tune Information

• Name: GREENSLEEVES
• Meter: 8.7.8.7. with refrain
• Key: e minor
• Source: English melody, sixteenth century; arranged in Christmas Carols New and Old, 1871