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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).
The hymn was originally translated into English in 1916 by W. G. Rothery, as "Three Kings had journey'd from lands afar", and published in Carols Old and Carols New. [5] [6] A more commonly used English translation, including references to the Magi being from Persian lands, was made in 1928 by H.N. Bate [7] for the "Oxford Book of Carols". [8]
Based on a medieval Latin hymn "Puer natus in Bethlehem", publ. in Danish in the hymn books of Hans Tausen and Hans Thomissøn in 1553 and 1569, resp. A children's favourite. "Et lidet barn så lysteligt" C. Balle / N.F.S. Grundtvig: 1855 / 1843 "Hjerte, løft din glædes vinger" Joh. Crüger / Paul Gerhardt, trans. C.J. Brandt 1653 / 1653 ...
Irving Townsend ("We Three Kings of Orient Are") Jingle Bell Jazz (re-issued as Christmas Jazz ) is a collection of jazz versions of Christmas songs recorded between 1959 and 1962 by some of the most popular artists on the Columbia label.
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: We three kings of orient are One in a taxi, one in a car One on a scooter blowing his hoooter Smoking a big cigar. Or alternatively, with a second verse: We three kings of orient are One in a taxi, one in a car
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3:13: 17. "Deck the Halls"/"Away in a Manger"/"I Saw Three Ships" (recorded May 31, 1949) traditional: 3:27: 18. "Good King Wenceslas"/"We Three Kings of Orient Are"/"Angels We Have Heard on High" (recorded May 31, 1949) John Mason Neale, Thomas Helmore/John Henry Hopkins Jr./traditional: 3:19: 19. "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (recorded ...