JESUS CHRIST >> GLORY & PRAISE
SDAH 240
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.
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!
Hymn Info
Biblical Reference
(a) Mark 1:1; Mark 2:10; Phil 4:1 (b) Ps 45:26 (c) Heb 1:9
Translator
Joseph A. Seiss (1823-1904)
Text Source
Gesangbuch, Munster, 1677
Hymn Tune
CRUSADER’S HYMN
Metrical Number
5.6.8.5.5.8.
Arranged
Richard S. Willis (1819-1900)
Tune Source
from Schleische Volkslieder, 1842
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Notes
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“Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.” Isaiah 60:1. God’s magnificent beauty may shine in all of us as we behold His glory. (Lesson 12, 1st Quarter 2021 -Tuesday, Universal Appeal, 3/16/2021)
What makes Jesus the fairest? What makes you sing glory, honor, praise and adoration to Him? Could anything be fairer than our fairest Lord Jesus? (Lesson 11, 2nd Quarter 2021 -Sunday, Yahweh and the Abrahamic Covenant, 4/18/2021)
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