We Three Kings

"We Three Kings", also known as "We Three Kings of Orient Are" or "The Quest of the Magi", is a Christmas carol that was written by John Henry Hopkins, Jr. in 1857. At the time of composing the carol, Hopkins served as the rector of Christ Episcopal Church in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and he wrote the carol for a Christmas pageant in New York City. Many versions of this song have been composed and it remains a popular Christmas carol.

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 night,
Star with royal beauty bright,
Westward leading, still proceeding,
Guide us to thy perfect light.

Born a King on Bethlehem’s plain
Gold I 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, voices raising,
Worshiping 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;
Alleluia!, Alleluia!,
Rings through the earth and skies.

Refrain

We Three Kings (disambiguation)

"We Three Kings" is a Christmas carol written by the Reverend John Henry Hopkins, Jr.

We Three Kings may also refer to:

  • We Three Kings (The Reverend Horton Heat album)
  • We Three Kings (The Roches album)
  • We Three Kings (The Bob and Tom Show album)
  • We Three Kings (The Reverend Horton Heat album)

    We Three Kings: Christmas Favorites is a holiday album by The Reverend Horton Heat. It was released by Yep Roc Records in October 2005. The album features renditions of twelve popular Christmas songs. It also features one original track.

    A limited edition Christmas ornament was included with copies of the album that were pre-ordered through the band's record label.

    Track listing

  • "Frosty the Snowman" (Nelson, Rollins) – 3:03
  • "Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me)" (Demetrius, Schroeder) – 2:00
  • "Jingle Bells" (Pierpont) – 2:19
  • "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (Coots, Gillespie) – 3:01
  • "Silver Bells" (Evans, Livingston) – 3:47
  • "We Three Kings" (John Henry Hopkins) – 3:53
  • "Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy" (Owens, Rich) – 2:15
  • "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" (Marks) – 3:08
  • "Santa on the Roof" (Heath) – 2:47
  • "What Child Is This" (Traditional) – 4:11
  • "Pretty Paper" (Nelson) – 3:06
  • "Winter Wonderland" (Bernard, Smith) – 3:23
  • "Run Rudolph Run" (Broadie, Marks) – 2:49
  • We Three

    We Three may refer to:

  • We Three (Roy Haynes album), a 1958 album by Roy Haynes with Phineas Newborn and Paul Chambers
  • We Three (Stanley Cowell album) , a 1989 album by Stanley Cowell with Frederick Waits and Buster Williams
  • "We Three (My Echo, My Shadow, and Me)", 1940 song by Frank Sinatra and the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
  • "We Three", a song by the Patti Smith Group on the 1978 album Easter
  • We Three, a band that appeared on The Monkees 1969 TV Special 33⅓ Revolutions per Monkee
  • We Three (Roy Haynes album)

    We Three is an album recorded by American drummer Roy Haynes with Phineas Newborn and Paul Chambers in 1958 for the New Jazz label.

    Reception

    Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars stating "This trio had a brief recording career together, but as this solid set shows, they made the best of it".

    Track listing

  • "Reflection" (Ray Bryant) - 4:24
  • "Sugar Ray" (Phineas Newborn) - 6:25
  • "Solitaire" (King Guion, Carl Nutter, Renee Borek) - 8:54
  • "After Hours" (Avery Parrish) - 11:21
  • "Sneakin' Around" (Bryant) - 4:24
  • "Tadd's Delight" (Tadd Dameron) - 4:01
  • Personnel

  • Roy Haynes - drums
  • Phineas Newborn - piano
  • Paul Chambers - bass
  • References

    We Three (My Echo, My Shadow, and Me)

    "We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me)" was a 1940 hit song for Frank Sinatra and the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra written by Nelson Cogane, Sammy Mysels, and Dick Robertson.

    Cover versions

  • The Ink Spots recorded July, 1940 for Decca, released in Oct., 1940
  • Jukebox Ella: The Complete Verve Singles, Vol. 1
  • Paul McCartney on his 2012 collection of American standards, Kisses On The Bottom.
  • References


    Biblical Magi

    The Magi (/ˈmæ/ or /ˈm/; Greek: μάγοι, magoi), also referred to as the (Three) Wise Men or (Three) Kings, were, in the Gospel of Matthew and Christian tradition, a group of distinguished foreigners who visited Jesus after his birth, bearing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. They are regular figures in traditional accounts of the nativity celebrations of Christmas and are an important part of Christian tradition.

    According to Matthew, the only one of the four Canonical gospels to mention the Magi, they came "from the east" to worship the "king of the Jews". Although the account does not mention the number of Magi, the three gifts has led to the widespread assumption that there were three men. In Eastern Christianity, especially the Syriac churches, the Magi often number twelve. Their identification as kings in later Christian writings is probably linked to Psalms 72:11, "May all kings fall down before him".

    Biblical account

    Traditional nativity scenes depict three "kings" visiting the infant Jesus on the night of his birth, in a manger accompanied by the shepherds and angels, but this should be understood as an artistic convention allowing the two separate scenes of the Adoration of the Shepherds on the birth night and the later Adoration of the Magi to be combined for convenience. The single biblical account in Matthew simply presents an event at an unspecified point after Christ's birth in which an unnumbered party of unnamed "wise men" ("μάγοι") visits him in a house ("οἰκίαν"), not a stable, with only "his mother" mentioned as present. The New Revised Standard Version of Matthew 2:112 describes the visit of the Magi in this manner:

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    We Three Kings

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    1. We three kings of Orient are
    Bearing gifts, we traverse afar
    Field and fountain, moor and mountain
    Following yonder star
    (Chorus)
    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
    Repeat Chorus
    3. Glorious now behold Him arise
    King and God and sacrifice
    Alleluia, alleluia
    Earth to Heav'n replies




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