Kings of Orient
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Product ID: KJ2 SO154C
By John Henry Hopkins Jr.
published: 1857
Publisher:
Kjos
Arranger:
Atwell
Line Up:
String Orchestra
Level: 4
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Ms. Atwell has added a unique sparkle to the carol, We Three Kings. Giving all sections of the orchestra a chance to play the melody, this is a true performance piece that offers experienced orchestras a rich ensemble experience.
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Composer
John Henry Hopkins Jr. (1820-1891)
John Henry Hopkins, Jr. (October 28, 1820 – August 14, 1891) was an American clergyman and hymnist, most famous for composing the song "We Three Kings of Orient Are" in 1857.
Hopkins was born in Pittsburgh, the son of John Henry Hopkins, an Episcopal bishop. Hopkins graduated from the University of Vermont with an A.B. in 1839, and then a Master's Degree in 1845.[1] After a stint as a journalist, he graduated from the General Theological Seminary in 1850, and became a deacon, author, illustrator, and designer.[2] He was the seminary's first music teacher from 1855 to 1857, composed several hymns, and edited the Church Journal.
He wrote words and music to his most famous hymn, "We Three Kings", as part of a Christmas pageant for his nephews and nieces. It is suggested to have been written in 1857 but did not appear in print until his Carols, Hymns and Song in 1863] He is credited with the music for "I Sing a Song of the Saints of God", a popular children's hymn in the Episcopal Church. He became an ordained priest in the Episcopal Church in the year 1872, eventually following in his father's footsteps to become the Episcopal Bishop of Vermont.. He delivered the eulogy at the funeral of President Ulysses S Grant in 1885, and died in Hudson, New York. He was buried next to his father at Bishop's House, Rock Point, Burlington, Vermont. Hopkin's nephew, Charles Filkins Sweet, wrote a biography of his uncle entitled "A Champion of the Cross, Being the Life of John Henry Hopkins, S.T.D."
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