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Williamsport Church Rector Authored We Three Kings Christmas Carol

John Henry Hopkins Jr. served at Christ Episcopal Church in Williamsport, PA, from 1876 to 1887. During his final year of teaching at the General Theological Seminary in 1857, Hopkins wrote the popular song "We Three Kings" for a Christmas pageant held at the college.

December 10, 2024 · Terry Diener · Additional Credits: Sources: Pa Wilds December 22, 2020 Hymnary.org Painting: Adoration of the Magi (Italian Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli) Public Domain