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| Text: | We three Kings of Orient are |
| Author: | J. H. Hopkins Jr. |
| Tune: | [We three Kings of Orient are] |
| Composer: | J. H. Hopkins, Jr. |
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.
GASPARD.
2 Born a king on Bethlehem plain,
Gold I bring to crown Him again;
King for ever,
Ceasing never
Over us all to reign. [Refrain]
MELCHIOR
3 Frankincense to offer have I,
Incense owns a Deity nigh:
Prayer and praising
All men raising,
Worship Him God on high. [Refrain]
BALTHAZAR.
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;
Heaven sings
Alleluia:
Alleluia the earth replies. [Refrain]
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | We three Kings of Orient are |
| Author: | J. H. Hopkins Jr. |
| Refrain First Line: | O Star of Wonder, Star of Night |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1920 |
| Topic: | Youth and School Life: Carols |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | [We three Kings of Orient are] |
| Composer: | J. H. Hopkins, Jr. |
| Key: | G Major or modal |
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