God's Portal; 'We Three Kings of Orient are' FREE MUSIC BACKING TRACK

GOOD SHEPHERD CHURCH

MUSIC FOR USE IN MASSES AND SERVICES OF WORSHIP.
Many priests, pastors, and worshipping communities find themselves unable to enjoy a sung Mass or worship service due to any or all of the following factors;

• No church
• No money to build a church
• No organ
• No piano
• No musical instruments
• No money to purchase musical instruments
• No organist
• No pianist
• No musicians

In answer to the requests, we have founded 'God's Portal', which will make free musical backing soundtracks available.

HOW TO USE;

1. Download the MP3 tracks [or tracks] you wish to use.
2. Each track is of music which is in the public domain, all being over a hundred years old.
3. Use the different musical backings in your church/worship services/ public event to enable congregation/ worshippers to enjoy singing with backing.
4. The usual format is to choose four songs for a Mass or worship Service.
5. These are used in the following way;

• First track or piece of music as an Entrance song [at the beginning of the Mass or Worship Service].
• Second track or piece of music at the Offertory [at a point in the Mass or Worship Service where prayer is offered, and congregants conduct the Offertory according to their usual protocol]
• Third track or piece of music after Communion.
• Fourth track or piece of music at the Recessional [end of the Mass or worship Service.]

Feel free to use these tracks for any worthy purpose.

Artist; Catherine Nicolette Whittle
[50 years experience in music, 40 years experience as church organist and musician.]
Media for this track; Church Organ and Concert Piano
Recording Artist; Jan Louw
Studio; A to Z Music 
Artwork Design; A W

Music Piece 12;
'We Three Kings of Orient are' - also known as 'We Three Kings' or 'The Quest of the Magi' - is a Christmas carol that was written by John Henry Hopkins Jr in 1857. At the time of composing the carol, Hopkins was serving as the Rector of Christ Episcopal Church in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
He wrote the carol for a pageant in New York City.
The beloved Christmas carol remembers the three Wise Men who came from the East to bow down and worship before the newly born King, Jesus Christ.

Lyrics
'We Three Kings of Orient are'
We three kings of Orient are;
Bearing gifts we traverse afar,
Field and fountain, moor and mountain,
Following yonder star.

RefrainO star of wonder, star of night,
Star with royal beauty bright,
Westward leading, still proceeding,
Guide us to thy perfect light.

Born a King on Bethlehem’s plain
Gold I bring to crown Him again,
King forever, ceasing never,
Over us all to reign.

Refrain

Frankincense to offer have I;
Incense owns a Deity nigh;
Prayer and praising, voices raising,
Worshipping God on high.

Refrain

Myrrh is mine, its bitter perfume
Breathes a life of gathering gloom;
Sorrowing, sighing, bleeding, dying,
Sealed in the stone cold tomb.

Refrain

Glorious now behold Him arise;
King and God and sacrifice;
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Rings through the earth and skies.

Refrain

Click into the following link for 'We Three Kings of Orient are' music backing track
http://cross.tv/143096

With thanks to A W and J Louw