Franconia

The advent of our King (Franconia) – Organ

Lyrics

1. The advent of our King
Our prayers must now employ,
And we must hymns of welcome sing
In strains of holy joy.

2. The everlasting Son
Incarnate deigns to be;
Himself a servant’s form puts on
To set His servants free.

3. O Zion’s Daughter, rise
To meet thy lowly King,
Nor let thy faithless heart despise
The peace He comes to bring.

4. As Judge, on clouds of light,
He soon will come again
And His true members all unite
With Him in heaven to reign.

5. All glory to the Son,
Who comes to set us free,
With Father, Spirit, ever One,
Through all eternity.

Recordings

 
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Details

  • Album: From Advent to Epiphany Volume 1
  • Tune: Franconia
  • Meter: SM
  • Style: Baroque, Hymn
  • Composer: Unknown From Hymnal: Harmonischer Liederschatz (1738)
  • Lyricist: Charles Coffin (1676 – 1749)
  • Translator: John Chandler (1806 – 1876)
  • Church Year: Advent
  • Music and Lyrics Copyright Public Domain
  • Performance Copyright ℗ 2013 Richard M S Irwin. Certain rights reserved.

Blest are the pure in heart (Franconia)

Lyrics

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.

The Lord, Who left the heavens
Our life and peace to bring,
To dwell in lowliness with men
Their Pattern and their King.

Still to the lowly soul
He doth Himself impart;
And for His dwelling and His throne
Chooseth the pure in heart.

Lord, we Thy presence seek;
May ours this blessing be;
Give us a pure and lowly heart,
A temple meet for Thee.

Recordings

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Details

  • Tune: Franconia
  • Meter: SM
  • Style: Classical
  • Church Year: General
  • Composer: Unknown adapted by original hymn arranger: William Henry Havergal (1793 – 1870) from Harmonischer Liederschatz
  • Lyricist: John Keble (1792 – 1866)
  • Music and Lyrics Copyright Public Domain.
  • Performances Copyright © 2016 Richard M S Irwin. Certain rights reserved