#137We Three Kings
Words: John H. Hopkins Jr.
Music: John H. Hopkins Jr.
Tune: Kings of Orient
Meter: 8.8.4.4.6 with Refrain
Hymn Display
1
We three kings of Orient are;
Bearing gifts we traverse afar,
Field and fountain, moor and mountain,
Following yonder star.
2
Born a King on Bethlehem's plain,
Gold I bring to crown Him again,
King forever, ceasing never,
Over us all to reign.
3
Frankincense to offer have I;
Incense owns a Deity nigh:
Prayer and praising, all men raising,
Worship Him, God on high.
4
Myrrh is mine; its bitter perfume
Breathes a life of gathering gloom:
Sorrowing, sighing, bleeding, dying,
Sealed in the stone-cold tomb.
5
Glorious now behold Him arise,
King and God and Sacrifice:
Alleluia, alleluia!
Sounds through the earth and skies.
C
Chorus
O star of wonder, star of night,
Star with royal beauty bright,
Westward leading, still proceeding,
Guide us to Thy perfect light.
Quick Info
- Hymnal
- Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal
- Number
- #137
- Language
- English
- Year
- 1857