Text: | We Three Kings |
Author: | John H. Hopkins |
Tune: | [We three kings of Orient are] |
Composer: | John H. Hopkins |
1 We three kings of Orient are;
Bearing gifts we traverse afar
Field and fountain, moor and mountain,
Following yonder star.
Refrain:
O star of wonder, star of night,
Star with royal beauty bright,
Westward leading, still proceeding,
Guide us to thy perfect Light.
2 Born a king on Bethlehem's plain,
Gold I bring to crown him again;
King forever, ceasing never
Over us all to reign. [Refrain]
3 Frankincense to offer have I,
Incense owns a Deity nigh;
Prayer and praising all men raising,
Worship him, God on high. [Refrain]
4 Myrrh is mine; its bitter perfume
Breathes a life of gathering gloom—
Sorrowing, sighing, bleeding, dying,
Sealed in the stone-cold tomb. [Refrain]
5 Glorious now behold Him arise,
King and God, and Sacrifice;
"Alleluia, alleluia!"
Earth to heaven replies. [Chorus]
Text Information | |
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First Line: | We three kings of Orient are |
Title: | We Three Kings |
Author: | John H. Hopkins |
Refrain First Line: | O star of wonder, star of night |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1957 |
Topic: | Songs Suitable for Juniors; Jesus' Birth; Christmas |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | [We three kings of Orient are] |
Composer: | John H. Hopkins |
Key: | e minor |