Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser

Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser

English: God preserve Francis the Emperor
Autograph score of the original version
Imperial anthem of Habsburg monarchy
Also known as	Kaiserhymne, Volkshymne (English: Emperor's Hymn, People's Hymn) Gott erhalte, Gott beschütze/Unsern Kaiser, unser Land! (English: God preserve, God protect/Our Emperor, our country!)
Lyrics	Lorenz Leopold Haschka (1797) Johann Gabriel Seidl (1854)
Music	Joseph Haydn, 1797
Adopted	1797
Relinquished	1918
Preceded by	Vivat terra sancta
Succeeded by	"Deutschösterreich, du herrliches Land"
Audio sample
Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser (Deutschlandlied) played by the United States Navy Band Instrumental. file help

"Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser" (German pronunciation: [ɡɔt ɛʁˈhaltə fʁants dən ˈkaɪ̯zɐˈ]; lit. '"God save Francis the Emperor"') was a personal anthem to Francis II, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and later of the Austrian Empire, with lyrics by Lorenz Leopold Haschka (1749–1827) and music by Joseph Haydn. It is sometimes called the "Kaiserhymne" (German: [ˈkaɪ̯zɐˈhʏmnə]; Emperor's Hymn). Haydn's tune has since been widely employed in other contexts: in works of classical music, in Christian hymns, in alma maters, and as the tune of the "Deutschlandlied", the national anthem of Germany.