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Text:Jesus, good above all other
Author:Percy Dearmer (1867-1936)
Author (partial basis):John Mason Neale (1818-1866)
Tune:QUEM PASTORES LAUDAVERE
Adapter:Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

692. Jesus, good above all other

1 Jesus, good above all other,
gentle child of gentle mother,
in a stable born our brother,
give us grace to persevere.

2 Jesus, cradled in a manger,
for us facing every danger,
living as a homeless stranger,
make we thee our King most dear.

3 Jesus, for thy people dying,
risen Master, death defying,
Lord in heaven, thy grace supplying,
keep us to thy presence near.

4 Jesus, who our sorrows bearest,
all our thoughts and hopes thou sharest,
thou to us the truth declarest;
help us all thy truth to hear.

5 Lord, in all our doings guide us;
pride and hate shall ne'er divide us;
we'll go on with thee beside us,
and with joy we'll persevere.

Text Information
First Line: Jesus, good above all other
Author: Percy Dearmer (1867-1936)
Author (partial basis): John Mason Neale (1818-1866)
Meter: 888 7
Language: English
Publication Date: 2013
Scripture: ; ;
Topic: Blessed Virgin Mary; Children and All-Age Worship; Church Year: Christmas (4 more...)
Tune Information
Name: QUEM PASTORES LAUDAVERE
Adapter: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Meter: 888 7
Key: F Major
Source: German 15th-century melody
Copyright: Adaptation: From The English Hymnal, 1906. Reproduced by permission of Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.



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