"We Three Kings", also known as "We Three Kings of Orient Are" or "The Quest of the Magi", is a Christmas carol written by the Reverend John Henry Hopkins Jr. in 1857. He wrote it for a Christmas pageant at the General Theological Seminary in New York City. It is one of the few Christmas carols from the United States to gain widespread international recognition. The carol beautifully depicts the journey of the Magi to visit the infant Jesus, with each king describing his gift: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.