Fairest Lord Jesus

Fairest Lord Jesus, Ruler of all nature

Author and Translator: Anonymous
Tune: CRUSADERS' HYMN (111271)
Songs of Response
Published in 478 hymnals

Printable scores: PDF, Sibelius
Audio files: MIDI

Piano/Organ

I Stand Amazed in the Presence

Instrumental

Fairest Lord Jesus

Choral

A Ceremony of Lessons and Carols (A Simp…

Full Text

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.

United Methodist Hymnal, 1989

All full texts • Compare texts^ top

Author and Translator: Anonymous

In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries. Go to person page >

^ top

Text Information

Related Texts

First Line: Fairest Lord Jesus, Ruler of all nature
Title: Fairest Lord Jesus
German Title: Schönster Herr Jesu
Author and Translator: Anonymous
Meter: 5.6.8.5.5.8
Source: German: 17th Century
Liturgical Use: Songs of Response
^ top

Tune

CRUSADERS' HYMN (111271)

ST. ELIZABETH appears to be an eighteenth-century tune from the Glaz area of Silesia. It has always been associated with this text. No factual data exists for the legend that this text and tune date back to the twelfth-century crusades, although those apocryphal stories explain one of the names by w…

Go to tune page >


All tunes published with 'Fairest Lord Jesus'^ top

Timeline

^ top

Media

Baptist Hymnal 1991 #176
Timeless Truths #1089
  • Fairest_Lord_Jesus.pdf (PDF)
  • Fairest_Lord_Jesus.sib (SIB, Scorch)
  • Fairest_Lord_Jesus.xml (XML)
The United Methodist Hymnal #189
Worship and Rejoice #123
^ top

Instances

Instances (28)TextImageAudioScore
Baptist Hymnal 1991 #176TextImageAudioScore
Baptist Hymnal 2008 #47TextImage
Celebrating Grace Hymnal #159Image
Celebration Hymnal #87TextImage
Chalice Hymnal #97Text
Church Hymnal, Fifth Edition #88
Church Hymnary, Fourth Edition #463Text
Common Praise #619
Complete Mission Praise #823
Hymnal 1982: according to the use of the Episcopal Church #383TextImage
Hymnal 1982: according to the use of the Episcopal Church #384TextImage
Hymns of Faith #46TextImage
Presbyterian Hymnal #306TextImage
Renew! #166TextImage
Revival Hymns and Choruses #66
Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal #240
Sing Glory: Hymns, Psalms and Songs for a New Century #199
Sing Joyfully #104TextImage
The Christian Life Hymnal #53
The Hymnal for Worship and Celebration #88
The United Methodist Hymnal #189TextImageAudioScore
The Worshiping Church #115TextImage
Together in Song: Australian Hymn Book II #203
Trinity Hymnal #170Text
Trinity Hymnal #171Text
Voices United: The Hymn and Worship Book of The United Church of Canada #341Text
Worship and Rejoice #123TextImageAudioScore
Worship in Song: A Friends Hymnal #120
All instances^ top