Text:Brightest and best of the sons of the morning
Author:Reginald Heber, 1783-1826
Translator (French):Flossette Du Pasquier
Translator (German):Helga Rusche
Tune:[Brightest and best of the sons of the morning]
Harmonizer:J. S. Bach, 1685-1750

22. Brightest and best of the sons of the morning

Text Information
First Line: Brightest and best of the sons of the morning
Author: Reginald Heber, 1783-1826
Translator (French): Flossette Du Pasquier (1951)
Translator (German): Helga Rusche (1950)
Language: English; French; German
Publication Date: 1960
Topic: Jesus Christ; Jesus-Christ; Jesus Christus (3 more...)
Tune Information
Name: [Brightest and best of the sons of the morning]
Harmonizer: J. S. Bach, 1685-1750
Key: D Major
Source: Later form of melody from Himmelslust (1679)



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