Fairest Lord Jesus

Words by Anonymous (German, 1677), translated by Anonymous, 1850.

Verse 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.

Verse 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 woful heart to sing.

Verse 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.

Text copied from New Baptist Hymnal (1926). The words were published in 1850, which places them in the public domain in the United States, so your church may print them, show them and sing them without a license.

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