Verse 1AmEAmAmEAm
We three kings of Orient are; bearing gifts we traverse afar
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field and fountain, moor and mountain, following yonder star.
[Refrain]
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O-oh star of wonder, star of light, star with royal beauty bright,
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westward leading, still proceeding, guide us to thy perfect light.
Verse 2AmEAmAmEAm
Born a king on Bethlehem's plain, gold I bring to crown Him again,
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King forever, ceasing never, over us all to reign.
[Refrain]
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O-oh star of wonder, star of light, star with royal beauty bright,
AmGFGCFC
westward leading, still proceeding, guide us to thy perfect light.
Verse 3AmEAmAmEAm
Frankincense to offer have I; incense owns a Deity nigh;
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prayer and praising, voices raising, worshipping God on high
[Refrain]
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O-oh star of wonder, star of light, star with royal beauty bright,
AmGFGCFC
westward leading, still proceeding, guide us to thy perfect light.
Verse 4AmEAmAmEAm
Myrrh is mine; its bitter perfume breathes a life of gathering gloom;
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sorrowing sighing, bleeding, dying, sealed in the stone-cold tomb.
[Refrain]
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O-oh star of wonder, star of light, star with royal beauty bright,
AmGFGCFC
westward leading, still proceeding, guide us to thy perfect light.
Verse 5]
AmEAmAmEAm
Glorious now behold Him arise; King and God and sacrifice:
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Alleluia, Alleluia sounds through the earth and skies.
[Refrain]
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O-oh star of wonder, star of light, star with royal beauty bright,
AmGFGCFC
westward leading, still proceeding, guide us to thy perfect light.
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.