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Text:Blest are the pure in heart
Author:John Keble, 1792-1866
Tune:FRANCONIA

511. Blest are the pure in heart

1 Blest are the pure in heart,
for they shall see our God;
the secret of the Lord is theirs,
their soul is Christ's abode.

2 The Lord, who left the heavens
our life and peace to bring,
to dwell in lowliness with men,
their pattern and their King;

3 still to the lowly soul
he doth himself impart,
and for his dwelling and his throne
chooseth the pure in heart.

4 Lord, we thy presence seek;
may ours this blessing be;
give us a pure and lowly heart,
a temple meet for thee.

Text Information
First Line: Blest are the pure in heart
Author: John Keble, 1792-1866 (alt.)
Meter: S.M. D
Language: English
Publication Date: 2010
Scripture:
Topic: General Hymns: Service and Witness
Tune Information
Name: FRANCONIA
Meter: S.M. D
Key: E♭ Major
Source: Harmonischer Liederschatz, Frankfurt am Main, 1738; Arrangement: Lutheran Hymnal, 1941



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