Text:We three kings of Orient are
Author:John Henry Hopkins, Jun.
Tune:THREE KINGS OF ORIENT
Composer:John Henry Hopkins, Jun.

554. We three kings of Orient are

We three kings of Orient are,
Bearing gifts we traverse afar,
Field and fountain,
Moor and mountain,
Following yonder star.

O star of wonder, star of night,
Star with royal beauty bright;
Westward leading,
Still proceeding,
Guide us to thy perfect light.

Born a King on Bethlehem's plain,
Gold I bring to crown him again,
King for ever,
Ceasing never
Over us all to reign.
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Frankincense to offer have I,
Incense owns a Deity nigh,
Prayer and praising,
All men raising,
Worship him, God on high.

Myrrh is mine; its bitter perfume
Breathes a life of gathering gloom;
Sorrowing, sighing,
Bleeding, dying,
Sealed in the stone-cold tomb.

Glorious now behold him arise,
King, and God, and Sacrifice,
Heav'n sings Alle-
luia: Alle-
luia the earth replies.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: We three kings of Orient are
Author: John Henry Hopkins, Jun. (1867)
Meter: P.M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1916
Topic: Sundays after Trinity: Faith; Epiphany; Carols (1 more...)
Tune Information
Name: THREE KINGS OF ORIENT
Composer: John Henry Hopkins, Jun. (1857)
Meter: P.M.
Incipit: 32167 17632 16717
Key: e minor



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