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Text: | Jesus, good above all other |
Alterer: | Percy Dearmer, 1867-1936 |
Author: | John Mason Neale, 1818-1866 |
Tune: | QUEM PASTORES |
Harmonizer: | Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958 |
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 ev'ry 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 heav'n, 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 | |
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First Line: | Jesus, good above all other |
Title: | Jesus, good above all other |
Alterer: | Percy Dearmer, 1867-1936 |
Author: | John Mason Neale, 1818-1866 (alt.) |
Meter: | 88 87 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 2000 |
Scripture: | |
Topic: | Evangelism; Faith, Trust and Commitment; Grace and Providence(1 more...) |
Copyright: | © Oxford University Press. Used by permission from the "English Hymnal" |
Notes: | Now Public Domain |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | QUEM PASTORES |
Harmonizer: | Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958 |
Meter: | 88 87 |
Key: | F Major |
Source: | German Carol melody (14th century) |
Copyright: | © Oxford University Press. Used by permission from the "English Hymnal" |
Notes: | A lower setting will be found at No. 168 |