We Three Kings is a great Christmas carol by John Henry Hopkins, Jr. It's a pity that we only sing the first and last verses because each verse is good. I particularly like verse three because it makes verse four all the more meaningful. Here is the entire song.
Verse 1
- 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.
Verse 2
- Born a king on Bethlehem's plain,
- Gold I bring to crown Him again,
- King forever, ceasing never
- Over us all to reign.
- Frankincense to offer have I.
- Incense owns a Deity nigh.
- Prayer and praising, all men raising,
- Worship Him, God most high.
Verse 3
- Myrrh is mine: Its bitter perfume
- Breathes a life of gathering gloom.
- Sorrowing, sighing, bleeding dying,
- Sealed in the stone-cold tomb.
Verse 4
- Glorious now behold Him arise,
- King and God and Sacrifice.
- Alleluia, alleluia!
- Earth to the heaven replies.
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2 comments:
Thanks for pointing that out. I think I saw it before, but it's not something that we see often enough.
It is interesting that we don't sing all the verses. Thanks for sharing the others.
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