The United Methodist Hymnal · No. 254 · Words: John H. Hopkins, Jr. · Tune: KINGS OF ORIENT
We Three Kings
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →A Christmas carol written and composed by John H. Hopkins Jr. in 1857, depicting the journey of the biblical Magi bearing gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to the infant Jesus.
Verse 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.
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.
Refrain
O star of wonder,
star of light,
star with royal beauty bright,
westward leading,
still proceeding,
guide us to thy perfect light.
Verse 3
Frankincense
to offer have I;
incense owns
a Deity nigh;
prayer and praising,
voices raising,
worshiping God on high.
Refrain
O star of wonder,
star of light,
star with royal beauty bright,
westward leading,
still proceeding,
guide us to thy perfect light.
Verse 4
Myrrh is mine;
its bitter perfume
breathes a life
of gathering gloom;
sorrowing, sighing,
bleeding, dying,
sealed in the stone-cold tomb.
Refrain
O star of wonder,
star of light,
star with royal beauty bright,
westward leading,
still proceeding,
guide us to thy perfect light.
Verse 5
Glorious now
behold him arise;
King and God
and sacrifice:
Alleluia, Alleluia,
sounds through
the earth and skies.
Refrain
O star of wonder,
star of light,
star with royal beauty bright,
westward leading,
still proceeding,
guide us to thy perfect light.
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