931. Beautiful Savior

1 Beautiful Savior, King of creation,
Son of God and Son of Man!
You will we cherish, You will we honor,
Light of our souls, their joy and crown.

2 Fair are the meadows, Fair are the woodlands,
Robed in flow'rs of blooming spring;
Jesus is fairer, Jesus is purer,
He makes our sorr'wing spirit sing.

3 Fair is the sunshine, Fair is the moonlight,
Bright the sparkling stars on high;
Jesus shines brighter, Jesus shines purer
Than all the angels in the sky.

4 Beautiful Savior, Lord of the nations,
Son of God and Son of Man!
Glory and honor, Praise, adoration,
Now and forevermore be thine!

Text Information
First Line: Beautiful Savior, King of creation
Title: Beautiful Savior
Author: Anon.
Translator: Joseph A. Seiss, 1823-1904
Meter: 557 558
Language: English
Publication Date: 2015
Topic: Devotional
Source: Anon. from Münster Gesangbuch, 1677; Schleissiche Volkslieder, 1842, alt.
Tune Information
Name: ST. ELIZABETH
Arranger: Richard S. Willis, 1819-1900 (alt.)
Meter: 557 558
Key: D Major
Source: Silesian folk melody; August Heinrich Hoffman von Fallersleben's Schleissche Volkslieder, Leipzig, 1842



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