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| Text: | Fairest Lord Jesus |
| Alterer: | Anonymous |
| Tune: | CRUSADER'S HYMN |
| Harmonizer: | Richard Storrs Willis |
1 Fairest Lord Jesus,
Ruler of all nature,
O thou of God and woman's 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.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Fairest Lord Jesus |
| Alterer: | Anonymous |
| Publication Date: | 1996 |
| Topic: | Angels; Beauty; Children (4 more...) |
| Source: | Münster Gesangbuch, 1677, alt. |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | CRUSADER'S HYMN |
| Harmonizer: | Richard Storrs Willis |
| Key: | E♭ Major |
| Source: | H. A. Hoffman von Fallersleben's Schleissche Volkslieder, 1842; Harm.: Church Chorals and Choir Studies, 1850 |
| Media | |
|---|---|
| MIDI file: |  WiS 120 Fairest Lord Jesus.mid |
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