Text: | Fairest Lord Jesus |
Tune: | CRUSADERS' HYMN |
1 Fairest Lord Jesus,
Ruler of all nature,
O Thou of God to earth come down,
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 |
Title: | Fairest Lord Jesus |
Meter: | 5.6.8.5.5.8 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1990 |
Topic: | Jesus Christ: Person of |
Source: | Münster Gesangbuch, 1677; Church Chorals and Choir Studies; 1850; alt., trans. from |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | CRUSADERS' HYMN |
Meter: | 5.6.8.5.5.8 |
Key: | E♭ Major |
Source: | Silesian Folk melody; Schlesische Volkslieder, Leipzig, 1842 |