Check out this video of Darius Rucker and Lindsey Stirling performing the Christmas hymn ‘What Child Is This.’
“What Child is this, who laid to rest, on Mary’s lap is sleeping?
Whom Angels greet with anthems sweet, while shepherds watch are keeping?
So bring Him incense, gold and myrrh, come Peasant, King to own Him
The King of Kings salvation brings, let loving hearts enthrone Him.”
What a magical performance! Darius Rucker is singing the song while Lindsey Stirling beautifully dances and plays her violin while surrounded by so many lit up Christmas trees.
The performance is from this year’s CMA Country Christmas, and it was aired on November 30th on ABC.
“Great rendition, violin was an excellent complement to his voice,” comments one person on YouTube after watching the video. “All in all, a beautiful rendition of this wonderful hymn.”
“This is so beautiful it brought me to tears, more than once! Thank you for this!! Praise Jesus, the Lord, my savior!” writes another person online.
The lyrics to the Christmas hymn ‘What Child Is This?’ was written by William Chatterton Dix in 1865. William spent most of his life as a businessman in Glasgow, Scotland. He was very interested in traditional English folk songs, and when he started writing the lyrics for ‘What Child Is This?,’ he decided to use the melody of ‘Greensleeves’ to create the carol. It is his most memorable and famous creation to date.
We hope that you enjoyed watching this performance by the talented Darius Rucker and Lindsey Stirling, and may this Christmas season fill you with hope and joy!
John 1:14
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.