The Cyber Hymnal ‎#7247

7247. We Three Kings

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 light,
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, voices raising,
Worshipping 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,
Sounds through the earth and skies. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: We three kings of Orient are
• Title: We Three Kings
• Author: John H. Hopkins, Jr. (1857)
• Refrain First Line: O star of wonder, star of light
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Hopkins wrote this carol for a Christmas pageant at the General Theological Seminary in New York City

Tune Information

• Name: [We three kings of Orient are]
• Composer: John Henry Hopkins, Jr. (1857)
• Incipit: 32167 17632 16717
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Public Domain