A New Hymnal for Colleges and Schools ‎#451

451. Fairest Lord Jesus

Text Information

• First Line: Fairest Lord Jesus, Ruler of all nature
• Title: Fairest Lord Jesus
• German Title: Schönster Herr Jesu
• Translator: Richard Storrs Willis (1850)
• Meter: 568558
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1992
• Topic: Prayer and Devotion
• Source: stanzas 1 and 3 from Münster Gesangbuch, 1677 ; stanza 2 from Schlesische Volkslieder, Leipzig, 1842

Tune Information

• Name: SCHÖNSTER HERR JESU
• Composer (melody): A. H. Hoffman von Fallersleben (1842)
• Harmonizer: Russell Schulz-Widmar (1990)
• Meter: 568558
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Harmonization copyright 1991 by Hope Publishing Company