Text:Fairest Lord Jesus
Author:Anonymous
Tune:ST. ELISABETH
Harmonizer:T. Tertius Noble

356b. Fairest Lord Jesus

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.

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.

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
First Line: Fairest Lord Jesus
Author: Anonymous (1677)
Meter: 5.6.8.5.5.8
Publication Date: 1916
Topic: Processional; Catechism; Sunday Schools: Closing Hymns (1 more...)
Source: Münster, 1677; Tr. unknown; pub., Richard S. Willis, 1850
Tune Information
Name: ST. ELISABETH
Harmonizer: T. Tertius Noble (1918)
Meter: 5.6.8.5.5.8
Key: F Major
Source: Silesian Folksong, pub. 1842



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