John Henry Hopkins Jr. was a clergyman, musician, and hymn-writer, best known as the composer of the beloved Christmas carol We Three Kings of Orient Are. He initially pursued a career in law but ...

The Christmas carol “We Three Kings” was written in 1857 by John Henry Hopkins, Jr., an Episcopalian rector, for a Christmas pageant in New York. Hopkins intended the song to be sung by a trio ...

There are challenges along the way, from a runaway lamb to the stern lady who plays the church organ, but with the help of Uncle Henry's new song, 'We Three Kings,' not only is the Christmas ...

John Henry Hopkins Jr. was an American clergyman ... It was first published in his collection Carols, Hymns and Songs in 1872. “We Three Kings” is notable for being one of the first widely ...