Christmas
We Three Kings Of Orient Are
- Words:
- John Henry Hopkins, Jr.
- Music:
- John Henry Hopkins, Jr.
Sheet music
- 1We 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.
- 2Born a King on Bethlehem plain,Gold I bring to crown Him again,King forever, Ceasing neverOver us all to reign.O star of wonder, star of night,Star with royal beauty bright,Westward leading, still proceeding,Guide us to thy perfect light.
- 3Frankincense to offer have I,Incense owns a Deity nigh:Prayer and praising All men raising,Worship Him, God on high.O star of wonder, star of night,Star with royal beauty bright,Westward leading, still proceeding,Guide us to thy perfect light.
- 4Myrrh is mine; its bitter perfumeBreathes a life of gathering gloom;Sorrowing, sighing, Bleeding, dying,Sealed in the stone-cold tomb.O star of wonder, star of night,Star with royal beauty bright,Westward leading, still proceeding,Guide us to thy perfect light.
- 5Glorious now behold Him arise,King, and God, and sacrifice;Heaven sings Alleluia:Alleluia the earth replies.O star of wonder, star of night,Star with royal beauty bright,Westward leading, still proceeding,Guide us to thy perfect light.
In the hymnals
- Written in 1857, the words are in 363 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The sheet music and words are from PDHymns.com. The piano is the FluidR3 General MIDI sound font (MIT licence). How many hymnals print a hymn, and when it was written, is from Hymnary.org.