King's Lynn (for which this tune is named), known until 1537 as Bishop's Lynn. It is a seaport and market town in Norfolk, England. "King's Lynne" is an English folk tune which was adapted by Vaughan Williams as a hymn tune. It was used in the Lutheran Book of Worship (#177-178) as a setting for the lyric "By all your saints in warfare". It is similar to "Pilgrim" which appears in both The Sacred Harp and The Southern Harmony and is listed in the Hymns section.
The banjo arrangement uses G modal tuning which is completely unrelated to the vocal setting.
This tune is a varient of the tune usually used for "Botany Bay" which is listed in the English Songs section.