Lift This Child (AOV 2/125)

This song, also known as “Anna’s Song”, has a gorgeous tune by Robin Mann and some striking lyrics by Norman Habel. Listen to a sample at AOV to get the idea. Robin Mann explains the origin of this strange Christmas song here.

My backing is at 96 bpm.

1. Lift this child to the sun, raise this child to the sky,

God has come from above, come to earth from on high.

Lift this child, lift this child to the sun.

 2. Lay this child on the ground, one with us, one with earth;

Let God know in his Son, human clay, human birth.

Lay this child, lay this child on the ground.

 3. Place this child in the shade, hang this child ‘neath a tree;

With his hand on the wood may this child set us free.

Place this child, place this child in the shade.

4. Give this child to the world, let him be common folk;

God has come to be born as an ordin’ry bloke.

Give this child, give this child to the world.

 5. Send this child down the road, let him ride hard the track;

To be king of the bush and the harsh world outback.

Send this child, send this child down the road.

 6. Lift this child to the night, to the silence of God;

Let this child cry for us and the silence be heard.

Lift this child, lift this child to the night.

© Robin Mann and Norman Habel 1981.