Hymns of the Saints ‎#259

259. Jesus, Good Above All Other

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus, good above all other
• Title: Jesus, Good Above All Other
• Author: Percy Dearmer, 1867-1936
• Translator (stanzas 1, 2): John Mason Neale, 1818-1866
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1982
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 9:6-7
  ;
  John 6:37-40
• Topic: Children; Christmas; Christ's Resurrection; Christ the Shepherd; Commitment; Cross; Guidance; Incarnation; Joy; Strength
• Source: Sts. 1 & 2 borrowed from 12th century Latin
• Copyright: from The English Hymnal by permission of Oxford University Press.

Tune Information

• Name: QUEM PASTORES
• Arranger: Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958
• Meter: 8.8.8.7.
• Key: F Major
• Source: 14th Century German Carol Melody
• Copyright: from The English Hymnal; used by permission of Oxford University Press.