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| Text: | We Three Kings of Orient Are |
| Author: | John Henry Hopkins |
| Tune: | THREE KINGS OF ORIENT |
| Composer: | John Henry 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.
2 Born a king on Bethlehem's plain,
Gold I bring to crown him again,
King for ever,
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;
Heav'n sings
Alleluia;
Alleluia the earth replies. [Refrain]
Amen.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | We three kings of Orient are |
| Title: | We Three Kings of Orient Are |
| Author: | John Henry Hopkins |
| Meter: | Irregular |
| Publication Date: | 1935 |
| Topic: | Christmas |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | THREE KINGS OF ORIENT |
| Composer: | John Henry Hopkins, Jr. |
| Meter: | Irregular |
| Key: | e minor |
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