<P> "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 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Wikisource has original text related to this article: We Three Kings of Orient Are </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Wikisource has original text related to this article: We Three Kings of Orient Are </Td> </Tr> <P> 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, all men raising, Worship Him God Most 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!, Peals through the Earth and skies . Refrain </P>

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