Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Choir of HM Chapel Royal, Hampton Court Palace
Ensemble
Rufus Frowde
Organ
Carl Jackson
Conductor
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Martin Hindmarsh
Composer
Lyrics
We three kings of Orient are
Bearing gifts we traverse afar
Field and fountain, moor and mountain
Following yonder star
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 plain
Gold I bring, to crown him again
King forever, ceasing never
Over us all to reign
O star of wonder, star of night
Star with royal beauty bright
Westward leading, still proceeding
Guide us to thy perfect Light
Frankincense to offer have I
Incense owns a deity nigh
Prayer and praising, all men raising
Worship him God most high
O star of wonder, star of night
Star with royal beauty bright
Westward leading, still proceeding
Guide us to thy perfect Light
Myrrh is mine its bitter perfume
Breathes a life of gathering gloom
Sorrowing, sighing, bleeding, dying
Sealed in the stone-cold tomb
O star of wonder, star of night
Star with royal beauty bright
Westward leading, still proceeding
Guide us to thy perfect Light
Glorious now, behold him arise
King and God and sacrifice!
Heav'n sings alleluya,
Alleluya the earth replies
O star of wonder, star of night
Star with royal beauty bright
Westward leading, still proceeding
Guide us to thy perfect Light
Written by: Martin Hindmarsh
