We Three Kings

Authors

John Hopkins (Text)
Public Domain (Copyright)

We Three Kings

Verse 1
Em
B7
Em
We three kings of 
Orient 
are
7A
ED
me
Bearing gifts we 
traverse a
far;
bb
E
u
G7u
Field and 
fountain, 
moor and 
mountain
F*
Cf#b
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+a
Following 
yon
der 
star.
Verse 2
7#
sc
B*
Born a king on 
Bethlehem's 
plain.
7c
bG
uf
Gold I bring to 
crown him a
gain.
fs
m
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d*c
King for
ever 
ceasing 
never.
BE
A?BG
**
cb
Over us 
all 
to 
reign.
Verse 3
eA
+C
as
Frankincense to 
offer have 
I.
mD
#E
cm
Incense owns a 
deity n
ight.
e7
G
#
9a*
Prayer and 
praising, 
all men 
raising;
m?
mBAs
B7
dE
Worship Him, 
God 
on 
high.
Verse 4
EC
uc
Fd
Myrrh is mine its 
bitter per
fume
d#
?D
fc
Breathes a life of 
gathering g
loom
ss
9+
u?
King and God, and 
sacrif
ice;
+s
+
f
s?B
Sorrowing, 
sighing, 
bleeding, 
dying
Ca
DaAA
f*
GF
Sealed in the 
stone 
cold 
tomb.
Verse 5
Eu
+e
B9
Glorious now be
hold Him a
rise,
*F
B
A
#eC
Alle
luia, 
alle
luia,
d?
s9bG
aE
cs
Earth to 
heav'n 
re
plies.
Chorus
aC
Oooooohhhhhh,
e
9
u
Star of wonder 
star of 
night
?
e
m
Star with royal 
beauty 
bright
?9
?
c
+
Westward 
leading 
still pro
ceeding
d
*
*
Guide us to thy 
perfect 
light.