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Fairest Lord Jesus:
Münster Gesangbuch, 1677
St. Elizabeth:
Silesian Folksong;
pub., Leipzig, 1842;
harm. T. Tertius Noble, 1918
German; Anonymous, Munster, 1677;
Tr. unknown;
pub., Richard S. Willis, 1850
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.
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.
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.