Scripture Verse

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Matthew 5:8

Introduction

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John Keble (1792–1866)

Words: Stan­zas 1 & 3, John Ke­ble, Oc­to­ber 10, 1819; stan­zas 2 & 4, Mitre Hymn Book, 1836, alt.

Music: Fran­co­nia (Kö­nig) in Har­mo­nisch­er Lied­er-Schatz, by Jo­hann B. Kö­nig (Frank­furt, Ger­ma­ny: 1738). Har­mo­nized in Old Church Psal­mo­dy by Will­iam H. Ha­ver­gal, 1847 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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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 cra­dle 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.

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Sermon on the Mount
Carl H. Bloch (1834–1890)