5.6.8.5.5.8 [1365]Fairest Lord Jesus: Münster Gesangbuch, 1677 [1366]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. |