Wartburg Hymnal: for church, school and home 147. There came three kings ere break of day

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146

Wartburg Hymnal‎#147

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Text:	There came three kings ere break of day
Author:	G. Moultrie

147. There came three kings ere break of day

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1 There came three kings ere break of day,
All on Epiphany;
Their gifts they bare, both rich and rare,
All, all, Lord Christ, for Thee:
Gold, frankincense, and myrrh are there,--
Where is the King? O where? O where?
O where is the King? O where?

2 The star shone brightly overhead,
The air was calm and still,
O’er Bethle'm’s fields its rays were shed,
The dew lay on the hill:
We see no throne, no palace fair,--
Where is the King? O where? O where?
O where is the King? O where?

3 An old man knelt at a manger low,
A Babe lay in the stall;
The starlight played on th'Infant brow,
Deep silence lay o’er all;
A maiden knelt o’er th'Babe in prayer,--
There is the King! O there! O there!
There is the King! O there!

Text Information
First Line:	There came three kings ere break of day
Author:	G. Moultrie
Publication Date:	1918
Topic:	Epiphany
Notes:	Now Public Domain. Tune: THERE CAME THREE KINGS