Text:Fairest Lord Jesus
Translator:Anonymous
Translator (stanza 2):Joseph A. Seiss
Tune:CRUSADER'S HYMN
Arranger:Richard Storrs Willis

166. Fairest Lord Jesus

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 Beautiful Savior! Lord of all the nations!
Son of God and Son of Man!
Glory and honor, praise, adoration,
now and forevermore be thine!

Text Information
First Line: Fairest Lord Jesus
Title: Fairest Lord Jesus
Translator: Anonymous (1850)
Translator (stanza 2): Joseph A. Seiss (1873)
Meter: 5.6.8.5.5.8.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1995
Topic: Praise and Thanksgiving: Songs to Remember the Work of the Son
Source: Gesangbuch, Münster, 1677
Tune Information
Name: CRUSADER'S HYMN
Arranger: Richard Storrs Willis (1873)
Meter: 5.6.8.5.5.8.
Key: E♭ Major
Source: H.A. Hoffman von Fallersleben's Schleische Volslieder, 1842



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