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Source [2]. John Henry Hopkins Jr. organized the carol in such a way that three male voices would each sing a solo verse in order to correspond with the three kings. [3] The first and last verses of the carol are sung together by all three as "verses of praise", while the intermediate verses are sung individually with each king describing the gift he was bringing. [4]
John Henry Hopkins Jr. (October 28, 1820 – August 14, 1891) was an American clergyman and hymnodist, most famous for composing the song "We Three Kings of Orient Are" in 1857 (even though it does not appear in print until his Carols, Hymns, and Songs in 1863).
We three kings of orient are One in a taxi, one in a car One on a scooter pipping his hoooter Didnt get very far. In Manchester UK, the above verse was sung with slightly different -but arguably better- lyrics: We three kings of orient are One in a taxi, one in a car One on a scooter beeping his hooter Following from afar. A slight variation is:
"The Three Kings", [1] or "Three Kings From Persian Lands Afar", is a Christmas carol by the German composer Peter Cornelius. He set "Die Könige" for a vocal soloist, accompanied by Philip Nicolai's hymn " Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern " ("How Brightly Shines the Morning Star"), which he erroneously thought was an Epiphany hymn.
Día de Los Reyes translates to Three Kings' Day. It is a Christian tradition celebrated each year on January 6 to honor the Three Wise Men or Magi, who traveled to Bethlehem to present the infant ...
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The Three Kings [2] 1932 Cornelius, Carl August Peter and Nicolai, P.; translated by H.N. Bate Cornelius, Carl August Peter; arranged by Ivor Atkins: The Three Kings [21] 2000 Sayers, Dorothy L., from The Three Kings (1916) Dove, Jonathan: Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day [2] [Unknown] Traditional English Gardner, John: Unto Us is Born a Son [6]
The Three Wise Kings, Catalan Atlas, 1375, fol. V: "This province is called Tarshish, from which came the Three Wise Kings, and they came to Bethlehem in Judaea with their gifts and worshipped Jesus Christ, and they are entombed in the city of Cologne two days journey from Bruges."