X:154
T: We Three Kings of Orient Are
C: music: John H. Hopkins
C: words: J. H. H.
Q: "Moderato."
%R: air, waltz
B: "The Everyday Song Book", 1927
F: http://www.library.pitt.edu/happybirthday/pdf/The_Everyday_Song_Book.pdf
Z: 2017 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 3/8
L: 1/8
F:http://roaringjelly.org/~jc/music/book/EverydaySongBook/154_We_Three_Kings_of_Orient_Are.abc	 2024-11-23 232113 UT
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w: 1.~We three kings of O-ri-ent are,     Bear-ing gifts we tra-verse a-far,
w: 2.~Born a King on Beth-le-hem plain,   Gold I bring to crown Him a-gain,
w: 3.~Frank-in-cense to of-fer have I,    In-cense owns a De-i-ty nigh;
w: 4.~Myrrh is mine; its bit-ter per-fume Breathes a life of gath-er-ing gloom:
w: 5.~Glo-rious now be-hold Him a-rise,   King and God and Sac - ri-fice;
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w: Field and foun-tain,  Moor and moun-*tain, Fol-low-ing yon-der star.
w: King for-ev-er,       Ceas-ing nev-*er     O-ver us all to reign.
w: Pray'r and prais-ing  All men rais-*ing,   Wor-ship Him God on high.
w: Sor-r'wing, sigh-ing, Bleed-ing, dy-*ing,  Sealed in the stone-cold tomb.
w: Heav'n sings Al-le-lu-ia, Al-*le-lu-ia the earth re-plies.
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P: Chorus.
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w: O* star of won-der, star of night, Star with roy-al beau-ty bright,
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w: West-ward lead-ing, still pro-ceed-ing, Guide us to Thy per-fect light.
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