Text: | Fairest Lord Jesus |
Tune: | SCHÖNSTER HERR JESU |
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.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Fairest Lord Jesus |
Meter: | 568. 558 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1985 |
Topic: | Praise to God |
Source: | German composite; tr. pub. New York 1850, alt. |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | SCHÖNSTER HERR JESU |
Meter: | 568. 558 |
Key: | f minor |
Source: | Münster Gesangbuch, 1677 (melody); The English Hymnal, 1906 (harm.) |