Francis Florentine Hagen (1815–1907) was a Moravian minister and composer.
He is best known for his hymn "Morning Star" (1836) that is typically sung on Christmas Eve.
[1] He grew up in Salem before attending the Moravian Theological Seminary in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where he graduated in 1835.
Hagen served various congregations in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Iowa and New York before retiring from the ministry in 1877.
[2] He composed large-scale orchestral and vocal works in addition to solo voice and piano pieces.