We Three Kings
| Tune: | John Henry Hopkins Jr., 1857 |
|---|---|
| Category: | Holiday |
| Notes: | Written in 1857 for a Christmas pageant. Verses 2, 3 and 4 are sung by each of the three kings in turn, so it works well with three soloists or three groups, with everyone joining in the chorus. |
EmWe three kings of B7Orient Emare
EmBearing gifts we B7traverse aEmfar
GField and Cfountain, Gmoor and Cmountain
AmFollowing B7yonder Emstar
Chorus:
DO Gstar of wonder, Cstar of Gnight
Star with royal Cbeauty Gbright
Westward Cleading, Gstill proCceeding
GGuide us Dto thy Cperfect Glight
Melchior:
EmBorn a King on B7Bethlehem's Emplain
EmGold I bring to B7crown Him aEmgain
GKing forCever, Gceasing Cnever
AmOver us B7all to Emreign
Chorus
Caspar:
EmFrankincense to B7offer have EmI
EmIncense owns a B7Deity Emnigh
GPrayer and Cpraising, Gall men Craising
AmWorship Him, B7God on Emhigh
Chorus
Balthazar:
EmMyrrh is mine, its B7bitter perEmfume
EmBreathes a life of B7gathering Emgloom
GSorrowing, Csighing, Gbleeding, Cdying
AmSealed in the B7stone-cold Emtomb
Chorus
All:
EmGlorious now beB7hold Him aEmrise
EmKing and God and B7SacriEmfice
GAlleCluia, GAlleCluia
AmSounds through the B7earth and Emskies
Chorus
Chords Used
 |  |  |
 |  |  |
 |  |  |
 |  |  |