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Text:Fairest Lord Jesus
Author (St. 2):Heinrich A. H. von Fallersleben
Author (St. 4):Joseph A. Seiss
Translator (Sts. 1-3):anonymous
Tune:CRUSADERS' HYMN
Harmonizer:Richard S. Willis

117. Fairest Lord Jesus

Text Information
First Line: Fairest Lord Jesus
Title: Fairest Lord Jesus
Author (St. 2): Heinrich A. H. von Fallersleben
Translator (Sts. 1-3): anonymous
Author (St. 4): Joseph A. Seiss
Language: English
Publication Date: 1992
Source: Schönster Herr Jesu!, Gesangbuch Münster (Sts. 1, 3), 1677; Heinrich A. H. von Fallersleben, Schlesische Volkslieder (St. 2), 1842; tr. anonymous, Church Chorals and Choir Studies (Sts. 1-3), 1850; Joseph A. Seiss, Sunday School Book for the Use of Evangelical Lutheran Congregations (St. 4), 1873
Tune Information
Name: CRUSADERS' HYMN
Harmonizer: Richard S. Willis
Meter: 568. 558 (Irregular)
Key: F Major
Source: Schlesische Volkslieder, 1842; Church Chorals and Choir Studies, 1850



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