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Franconia (hymn tune)

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Franconia
Hymn tune by Johann Balthasar König
Genre	Hymn
Meter	6.6.8.6
Melody	John Hughes
Published	1738

Franconia is a hymn tune by Johann Balthasar König adapted by William Havergal. It first appeared in König's Harmonischer Liederschatz chorale book published in 1738.^[1] The most common text for the hymn is "Blest Are the Pure in Heart" by John Keble.^[2]

Common texts

Blest Are the Pure in Heart
The Advent of our King
We Give Thee but Thine Own
Within the Father's House

References

^ "Tune: FRANCONIA (König)". Hymnary.org. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
^ "Blest are the pure in heart". Hymnary.org. Retrieved 7 October 2018.

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