English
Fairest Lord Jesus
- Author
- Anonymous
- Translator
- Anonymous (c. 1850)
- Copyright
- ✓ Public Domain Verified
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 woeful 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 could boast.
Public Domain Information
- Text
- Public Domain
- Translation
- Public Domain
- Tune
- Not verified (melody not provided)
- Verified
- October 3, 2026
- Verification sources
- The Army and Navy Hymnal (Public Domain Archive)
Public Domain status verified for the listed text/source.
Rights & Sources
- Text Rights
- Public Domain The Army and Navy Hymnal (1920), hymn no. 57, scan page 82 (https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:The_Army_and_Navy_Hymnal.djvu/82). Credit as printed: Münster, 1677; translated circa 1850 (translator not named). Text author: anonymous/traditional; no named author. Published in the United States before 1931: public domain.
- Tune Rights
- Not verified — not provided
- Translation Rights
- Public Domain Anonymous English translation (c. 1850) as printed in The Army and Navy Hymnal (1920), published in the U.S. before 1931: public domain.
- Arrangement Rights
- No BibleSlide arrangement provided
- Recording Rights
- No recording provided
- Score / sheet music Rights
- No sheet music provided