The New English Hymnal ‎#341

341. 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: SM
• Language: Latin
• Publication Date: 1986
• Notes: Other authors also

Tune Information

• Name: FRANCONIA
• Adapter: W. H. Havergal, 1793-1870
• Meter: SM
• Key: D Major
• Source: Six-line melody in König's Harmonischer Lieder-Schatz Frankfurt, 1738