[Play in Calypso - strum on second beat]
[Intro]
D G A7 D
[Verse 1]
D G
This child secretly comes in the night
A7 D
Oh this Child, hiding a heavenly light
G
Oh this Child, coming to us like a stranger
A7 D
This heavenly Child
[Chorus]
G G
This Child, heaven come down now
A7
To be with us here
D G
Heavenly love and mercy appear
D Asus4
Softly in awe and wonder come near
A D
To this heavenly Child
[Verse 2]
D G
This Child, rising on us like the sun
A7 D
Oh this child, given to light everyone
G
Oh this Child, guiding our feet on the pathway
A7 D
To peace on earth
[Verse 3]
D G
This Child, raising the humble and poor
A7 D
Oh this Child, making the proud ones to fall
G
This Child, filling the hungry with good things
A7 D
This heavenly Child
[Chorus]
G G
This Child, heaven come down now
A7
To be with us here
D G
Heavenly love and mercy appear
D Asus4
Softly in awe and wonder come near
A D
To this heavenly Child
A D
To this heavenly Child