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Text: | Fairest Lord Jesus |
Tune: | ST. ELIZABETH |
1 Fairest Lord Jesus,
ruler of all nature,
O thou of God to earth come down;
thee will I cherish,
thee will I honor,
thou, my soul's glory, joy, and crown.
2 Fair are the meadows,
fairer still the woodlands,
robed in the blooming garb of spring:
Jesus is fairer,
Jesus is purer,
who makes the woeful heart to sing.
3 Fair is the sunshine,
fairer still the moonlight,
and all the twinkling, starry hosts:
Jesus shines brighter,
Jesus shines purer,
than all the angels heaven can boast.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Fairest Lord Jesus |
Title: | Fairest Lord Jesus |
Meter: | 568.558 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1995 |
Topic: | God Known in Jesus Christ: Praise to Christ; Jesus Christ; Nature |
Source: | Münster Gesangbuch, 1677; tr. Church Chorals and Choir Studies, 1850, alt. |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | ST. ELIZABETH |
Meter: | 568.558 |
Key: | E♭ Major |
Source: | Schlesische Volkslieder, 1842 |