What child is this, who, laid to rest,
On Mary's lap is sleeping?
Whom comes now among us,
born into poverty's embrace, new life the world.
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 of the poor.
Why lies he in such mean estate
Where looking for shelter among us?
Who is the outcast?
Who do we see amid the poor, the children of God?
Change our hearts this time,
you word says it can be.
Change our minds this time
your life could make us free.
We are the people your call set apart,
Lord, this time change our hearts.