the carol "We Three Kings"

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"We Three Kings" is a popular 19th-century Christmas carol that narrates the journey and gifts of the biblical Magi visiting the newborn Jesus.

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the carol "We Three Kings" canonical 1

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instanceOf Christmas carol ⓘ
song ⓘ
alternativeTitle We Three Kings of Orient Are ⓘ
associatedWithFeast Feast of the Epiphany ⓘ
associatedWithHoliday Christmas ⓘ
author John Henry Hopkins Jr. ⓘ
centuryOfComposition 19th century ⓘ
composer John Henry Hopkins Jr. ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
culturalSignificance one of the best-known American Christmas carols ⓘ
dateOfCompositionApproximate 1857 ⓘ
firstPublishedIn Carols, Hymns and Songs ⓘ
genre carol ⓘ
religious song ⓘ
hasRefrain Yes ⓘ
includedIn many modern hymnals ⓘ
keyUsageContext Christmas concerts ⓘ
family carol singing ⓘ
keyUsageContext church services ⓘ
language English ⓘ
liturgicalSeason Christmas ⓘ
Epiphany ⓘ
lyricist John Henry Hopkins Jr. ⓘ
mentionsCharacter Jesus ⓘ
Magi ⓘ
mentionsGift frankincense ⓘ
gold ⓘ
myrrh ⓘ
meter 8.8.4.4.6 with refrain ⓘ
musicAndTextBySamePerson Yes ⓘ
narrativePerspective first person plural ⓘ
notableCharacteristic each Magus has an individual verse ⓘ
refrain emphasizes the guiding star ⓘ
originalPurpose Christmas pageant at General Theological Seminary ⓘ
performancePractice often sung in unison or four-part harmony ⓘ
publicationYear 1863 ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
scripturalBasis Gospel of Matthew ⓘ
scripturalChapter Matthew 2 ⓘ
subject Magi ⓘ
Nativity of Jesus ⓘ
linked to: Nativity of Christ

Star of Bethlehem ⓘ
theme adoration of the Christ child ⓘ
journey of the Magi ⓘ
symbolism of the Magi’s gifts ⓘ
title We Three Kings ⓘ

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Wise Men → subjectOf → the carol "We Three Kings" ⓘ