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| Text: | Fairest Lord Jesus |
| Tune: | SCHÖNSTER HERR JESU |
| Composer (descant): | W. Frederic Miller |
1 Fairest Lord Jesus,
ruler of all nature,
O thou of God and man the Son,
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 host:
Jesus shines brighter,
Jesus shines purer,
than all the angels heav'n can boast.
4 Beautiful Savior!
Lord of all the nations!
Son of God and Son of man!
Glory and honor,
praise, adoration,
now and forevermore be thine!
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Fairest Lord Jesus |
| Title: | Fairest Lord Jesus |
| Meter: | 5.6.8.5.5.8. |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 2013 |
| Scripture: | |
| Topic: | Jesus Christ; Jesus Christ: Light of the World; Jesus Christ's Divinity (1 more...) |
| Source: | Gesangbuch, Münster, 1677 |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | SCHÖNSTER HERR JESU |
| Composer (descant): | W. Frederic Miller |
| Meter: | 5.6.8.5.5.8. |
| Key: | E♭ Major |
| Source: | Schlesische Volkslieder, 1842, alt. |
| Copyright: | Desc. © 1941, ren 1969 Presbyterian Board of Christian Education (admin. Westminster John Knox Press) |
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