This is a song plotting the expectations of the three wise men, from Patrica Smith’s And the Angels Sang. This would particularly good for an end of year celebration sung by a choir, with the assembly invited to participate as it morphs into “O Come All Ye Faithful” at the end.
The sheet music for this piece can also be purchased separately at Willow.
My backing doesn’t really work but will give you the idea of the tune if you don’t read music. Otherwise, do check out the preview score at Willow. My backing sort of collapses into “O come let us adore him”. What she asked for was for the music to get slower and louder there. I use BIAB as a music sketch pad so the results vary.
I’d love to see a YouTube clip if if you do this song for Christmas this year.
1 We came to worship a king, a king of might and power,
A king of wealth, a king of glory.
We came to worship a king, with gifts costly and rare.
We looked for him in palaces, we followed a mighty star.
Refrain 1
We found God’s little one, warm in his mother’s arms,
Wrapped in a shepherd’s cloak, his bed of straw.
We found God’s little one, bathed in candlelight.
Only the ox and ass before him knelt.
2 We came to worship a king, his throne a manger,
The guard at his side wore a carpenter’s belt.
The calls of cattle rang from walls of barest wood,
And a floor of trodden earth, cold under the stars.
Refrain 2
We found God’s little one, throned in peace and joy,
Robed and crowned with love and gentleness.
The song of angels rang, “Hope of all the world.”
The earth and sky above rejoiced and sang.
O come let us adore Him, O come let us adore Him,
O come let us adore Him, Christ the Lord.
We came to worship a King…
© 2008 P A Smith administered by Willow Publishing.