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331. Child of the Poor

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Text Information

• First Line: Helpless and hungry, lowly he lies
• Title: Child of the Poor
• Author: Scott Soper, b. 1961
• Author: William C. Dix, 1837-1898
• Refrain First Line: Who is this who lives with the lowly
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2012
• Topic: Musical Style: Quodlibet (Counter-Melody); The Liturgical Year: Christmas (Days of); The Liturgical Year: Mary, the Holy Mother of God; The Liturgical Year: The Epiphany of the Lord; The Liturgical Year: The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph
• Source: "What Child Is This"
• Copyright: Child of the Poor © 1994, OCP
• ONE LICENSE: 80115
• Notes: "What Child is This" may be sung with "Child of the Poor"

Tune Information

• Name: [Helpless and hungry, lowly he lies]
• Composer: Scott Soper
• Key: e minor or modal
• Source: "What Child Is This:" GREENSLEEVES, trad. English Melody, 16th cent.
• Copyright: Child of the Poor © 1994, OCP