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THREE KINGS OF ORIENT MELCHIOR:

Frankincense to offer have I—

Incense owns a Deity nigh.

All men, raising

Prayer and praising,

Worship Him, God on High.

O Star of Wonder, Star of Night,

Star with Royal Beauty bright,

Westward leading,

Still proceeding,

Guide us to Thy perfect Light.

BALTHAZAR:

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.

CASPAR, MELCHIOR, BALTHAZAR:

Glorious now behold Him arise,

King and God and Sacrifice;

Heav'n sings Hallelujah,

Hallelujah 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. 42