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| Text: | Fairest Lord Jesus |
| Translator: | Joseph August Seiss |
| Tune: | ST. ELIZABETH |
| Arranger: | Richard Storrs Willis |
| Media: | Audio recording |
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 heaven 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 | |
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| First Line: | Fairest Lord Jesus, ruler of all nature |
| Title: | Fairest Lord Jesus |
| Translator: | Joseph August Seiss (1873) |
| Meter: | 568.558 |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1989 |
| Topic: | The Grace of Jesus Christ: In Praise of Christ; Children's Choir Selections; Christian Year: Easter (4 more...) |
| Source: | Münster Gesangbuch, 1677 |
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| Name: | ST. ELIZABETH |
| Arranger: | Richard Storrs Willis (1850) |
| Meter: | 568.558 |
| Key: | E♭ Major |
| Source: | Schlesische Volkslieder, 1842 |
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