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Christmas Carols · No. 18 · Words: John H. Hopkins Jr.
We Three Kings Of Orient Are
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →Written by John Henry Hopkins Jr. in 1857, this carol depicts the journey of the biblical Magi bearing gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to the infant Jesus. Each verse focuses on one of the three kings and the symbolic meaning of his gift.
Verse 1
We three kings of Orient are;
Bearing gifts, we traverse a-far
Field and fountain, moor and mountain,
Following yonder star.
Chorus
O star of wonder, star of night,
Star with royal beauty bright,
Westward leading still proceeding,
Guide us to Thy perfect light.
Verse 2
Born a king on Bethlehem's plain,
Gold I bring, to crown Him again,
King forever ceasing never
Over us all to reign.
Verse 3
Frankincense to offer have I,
Incense owns a Deity nigh.
Pray'r and praising all men raising,
Worship Him, God most high.
Verse 4
Myrrh is mine, its bitter perfume
Breathes a life of gathering gloom;
Sorr'wing, sighing, bleeding, dying,
Sealed in the stone cold tomb.
Verse 5
Glorious now behold Him arise,
King and God and Sacrifice,
Alleluia, Alleluia,
Earth to the heav'ns replies.
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