Child of the Poor

Lyrics

Verse 1:
Helpless and hungry,
Lowly, afraid,
Wrapped in the chill of midwinter;
Comes now among us,
Born into poverty's embrace,
New life for the world.

Refrain:
Who is this who lives with the lowly,
Sharing their sorrows,
Knowing their hunger?
This is Christ,
Revealed to the world in the eyes of a child,
A child of the poor.

Verse 2:
Who is this stranger
Here in our midst,
Looking for shelter among us?
Who is the outcast?
Who do we see amid the poor,
The children of God?

(Refrain)

Verse 3:
Bring all the thirsty,
All who seek peace;
Bring those with nothing to offer.
Strengthen the feeble,
Say to the frightened heart: "Fear not,
Here is your God!"

(Refrain)