We Three Kings
WE THREE KINGS OF ORIENT ARE
Words and Music by Rev. John Henry Hopkins Jr
1 We three kings of orient are,
Bearing gifts we travel afar,
Field and fountain, moor and mountain,
Following yonder star.
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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 forever, ceasing never,
Over us all to reign.
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3 Frankincense to offer have I,
Incense tells of Deity nigh,
Prayer and praising, all are raising,
Worship Him God most high!
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4 Myrrh is mine, its bitter perfume
Breathes a life of gathering gloom,
Sorrow, sighing, bleeding, dying,
Sealed in the stone-cold tomb.
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5 Glorious now behold Him arise,
King and God and sacrifice!
Alleluia, Alleluia,
Heaven to earth replies.
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