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{{YouTube Video|youtube=pHf1p3C8iVw|title=WE THREE KINGS OF ORIENT ARE|}}
==Lyrics==: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 might,'':''Star with royal beauty bright,'':''Westward leading, still proceeding,'':''Guide us to the perfect light.'' :Born a babe on Bethlehem's plain;:Gold we bring to crown Him again;:King forever, ceasing never,:Over us all to reign.::Refrain :Frankincense to offer have I;:Incense owns a Deity nigh;:Prayer and praising, all men raising,:Worship Him, God on High.::Refrain :Myrrh is mine; its bitter perfume:Breathes a life of gathering gloom;:Sorrowing, sighing, bleeding, dying,:Sealed in the stone-cold tomb.::Refrain :Glorious now behold Him arise,:King and God and sacrifice,:Heaven sings, "Hallelujah!":Hallelujah!" Earth replies. ==External Links==* [http://www.hymnswithoutwords.com/hymns/We_three_kings Free MP3 file available for use in worship]{{returnto}} [[Christmas carols]] [[Category:Christmas carols]][[Category:Christian music]][[Category:Videos]]
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==Facts==
"We three kings of orient are" is a well known [[Christmas carol]] usually sung at Epiphany.
* Tune: Kings of Orient
* Meter: 86 86 and Refrain
* Composer: John Henry Hopkins (1820 - 1891)
* Lyricist: John Henry Hopkins (1820 - 1891)
* Music and Lyrics Copyright Public Domain
