¿Qué niño es éste?

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1 ¿Qué niño es éste que al dormir
en brazos de María,
pastores velan,
ángeles la cantan melodías?

Estribillo:
Él es el Cristo el Rey,
pastores, ángeles cantad;
venid, venid a Él,
al hijo de María.

2 ¿Porqué en humilde establo así
el niño ha nacido?
Por todo injusto pecador
su amor ha florecido. [Estribillo]

3 Traed ofrendas en su honor,
oh pueblos y naciones;
al Rey de reyes, Salvador,
un trono levantemos. [Estribillo]

Source: El Himnario Presbiteriano #95

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Translator: Angel M. Mergal

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Author: William C. Dix

Most British hymn writers in the nineteenth century were clergymen, but William C. Dix (b. Bristol, England, 1837; d. Cheddar, Somerset, England, 1898) was a notable exception. Trained in the business world, he became the manager of a marine insurance company in Glasgow, Scotland. Dix published various volumes of his hymns, such as Hymns of Love and Joy (1861) and Altar Songs: Verses on the Holy Eucharist (1867). A number of his texts were first published in Hymns Ancient and Modern (1861). Bert Polman… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Qué niño es éste que al dormir
Title:	¿Qué niño es éste?
English Title:	What child is this, who, laid to rest
Author:	William C. Dix (1865)
Translator:	Angel M. Mergal
Meter:	8.7.8.7 with refrain
Language:	Spanish
Refrain First Line:	El es el Cristo el Rey
Copyright:	Tr. © 1991 Editorial Concordia

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