Fairest Lord Jesus
- Words:
- 17th Century German Hymn
- Music:
- 17th Century German Hymn
Sheet music
- 1Fairest 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.
- 2Fair is the sunshine,Fairer still the moonlight,And all the twinkling starry host;Jesus shines brighter, Jesus shines purer,Than all the angels heav’n can boast.Beautiful Savior!Lord of the nations!Son of God and Son of Man!Glory and honor Praise, adoration,Now and forevermore be Thine!
In the hymnals
- The words are in 675 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The sheet music and words are from PDHymns.com. The piano is the FluidR3 General MIDI sound font (MIT licence). How many hymnals print a hymn, and when it was written, is from Hymnary.org.