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 ...

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 ...

‘We Three Kings’ (or ‘We Three Kings of Orient Are’) is an Aeolian mode Christmas carol dating from 1857. The carol was composed by American clergyman and hymnodist, John Henry Hopkins Jr. and ...

“O Little Town of Bethlehem” performed by New York Voices Rev. John Henry Hopkins, Jr., “We Three Kings” performed by New York Voices Franz Xaver Gruber (music) and Joseph Mohr ...