"We Three
Kings", also known as "We Three Kings of Orient Are" or "The Quest
of the Magi", is a Christmas
carol written by the
Reverend John Henry Hopkins, Jr., who wrote both
the lyrics and the music. It is suggested to have been written in 1857 but did
not appear in print until his Carols, Hymns and Song in 1863. John Henry Hopkins, Jr.,
then an ordained deacon in the Episcopal Church,[1] was instrumental in organizing an elaborate holiday pageant
(which featured this hymn) for the students of the General Theological Seminary in New York City in 1857 while serving as the seminary's
music director. In 1872 Hopkins was ordained an Episcopal priest and later
served as rector at Christ Episcopal
Church (Williamsport, PA).[2]
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