This is an arrangement of the setting by J. H. Hopkins (1820-91).
SATB
c. 5’15”
We three kings of Orient are;
Bearing gifts we traverse afar
Field and fountain, moor and mountain,
Following yonder star:
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 plain,
Gold I bring, to crown him again –
King forever, ceasing never,
Over us all to reign:
O star of wonder…
Frankincense to offer have I;
Incense owns a Deity nigh:
Prayer and praising, all men raising,
Worship him, God most high:
O star of wonder…
Myrrh is mine; its bitter perfume
Breathes a life of gathering gloom;
Sorrowing, sighing, bleeding, dying,
Sealed in the stone-cold tomb:
O star of wonder…
Glorious now, behold him arise,
King, and God, and sacrifice!
Heav’n sings alleluya,
Alleluya the earth replies:
O star of wonder…
J. H. Hopkins (1820-91)
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