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Beautiful Saviour! King of Creation!

Author: Joseph A. Seiss Meter: 10.7.10.8 Appears in 141 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Beautiful Saviour! King of Creation! Son of God and Son of man! Truly I'd love Thee, truly I'd serve Thee, Light of my soul, my Joy, my Crown. 2 Fair are the meadows, fair are the woodlands, Robed in flowers of blooming Spring; Jesus is fairer, Jesus is purer; He makes our sorrowing 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 Saviour! Lord of the nations! Son of God and Son of man! Glory and honor, praise, adoration, Now and forevermore be Thine! Amen. Topics: Christ Beauty of; Christ Creator; Christ Love to; Christ Loveliness of; Christ Praise to; Christ Preciousness of; Praise To Christ Used With Tune: CRUSADERS' HYMN

Blessed the Nation

Author: Elizabeth de Gravelles Meter: 10.7.10.8 Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: Blessed the nation whose God is the Lord

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CRUSADERS' HYMN

Meter: 10.7.10.8 Appears in 535 hymnals Incipit: 11127 13333 42351 Used With Text: Beautiful Saviour! King of Creation!

CARMEL (Barlowe)

Meter: 10.7.10.8 Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Joseph Barlowe Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 33454 32123 17651

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Beautiful Saviour! King of Creation!

Author: Joseph A. Seiss Hymnal: Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes #111 (1899) Meter: 10.7.10.8 Lyrics: 1 Beautiful Saviour! King of Creation! Son of God and Son of man! Truly I'd love Thee, truly I'd serve Thee, Light of my soul, my Joy, my Crown. 2 Fair are the meadows, fair are the woodlands, Robed in flowers of blooming Spring; Jesus is fairer, Jesus is purer; He makes our sorrowing 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 Saviour! Lord of the nations! Son of God and Son of man! Glory and honor, praise, adoration, Now and forevermore be Thine! Amen. Topics: Christ Beauty of; Christ Creator; Christ Love to; Christ Loveliness of; Christ Praise to; Christ Preciousness of; Praise To Christ Languages: English Tune Title: CRUSADERS' HYMN

Beautiful Saviour! King of Creation!

Author: Joseph A. Seiss Hymnal: The Book of Worship #366 (1907) Meter: 10.7.10.8 Topics: Love to Christ

Blessed the Nation

Author: Elizabeth de Gravelles Hymnal: The Hymnal for Worship and Celebration #577 (1986) Meter: 10.7.10.8 First Line: Blessed the nation whose God is the Lord Topics: Patriotic Scripture: Psalm 144:15 Tune Title: CARMEL

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Joseph A. Seiss

1823 - 1904 Meter: 10.7.10.8 Translator of "Beautiful Saviour! King of Creation!" in Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes Joseph A. Seiss was born and raised in a Moravian home with the original family name of Seuss. After studying at Pennsylvania College in Gettysburg and completing his theological education with tutors and through private study, Seiss became a Lutheran pastor in 1842. He served several Lutheran congregations in Virginia and Maryland and then became pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church (1858-1874) and the Church of the Holy Communion (1874-1904), both in Philadelphia. Known as an eloquent and popular preacher, Seiss was also a prolific author and editor of some eighty volumes, which include The Last Times (1856), The Evangelical Psalmist (1859), Ecclesia Lutherana (1868), Lectures on the Gospels (1868-1872), and Lectures on the Epistles (1885). He contributed to and compiled several hymnals. Bert Polman