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Fairest Lord Jesus

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Fairest Lord Jesus, Ruler of all nature

Author: Anonymous
Tune: CRUSADERS' HYMN (111271)
Songs of Response
Published in 580 hymnals

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Representative Text

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 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.

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

United Methodist Hymnal, 1989

Author: Anonymous

In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries. Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Fairest Lord Jesus, Ruler of all nature
Title: Fairest Lord Jesus
German Title: Schönster Herr Jesu
Author: Anonymous
Meter: 5.6.8.5.5.8
Source: German: 17th Century
Place of Origin: Germany
Language: English
Notes: Spanish translation: See "Cristo hermoso"
Copyright: Public Domain
Liturgical Use: Songs of Response

Tune

CRUSADERS' HYMN (111271)

ST. ELIZABETH appears to be an eighteenth-century tune from the Glaz area of Silesia. It has always been associated with this text. No factual data exists for the legend that this text and tune date back to the twelfth-century crusades, although those apocryphal stories explain one of the names by w…

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