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Millennial Harp 101

Fairest Lord Jesus

5.6.8.5.5.8.

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1Fairest 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.

2Fair 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.

3Fair 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.

4Beautiful Savior! Lord of the nations! Son of God and Son of Man! Glory and honor, Praise, adoration, Now and forevermore be Thine!

Meter
5.6.8.5.5.8.

The verse

Meter
5.6.8.5.5.8 · as printed
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iambic (da-DUM) · 39% of beats fit
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Verse 1

Fairest Lord Jesus,/˘//˘5A
Ruler of all nature,/˘˘//˘6B
O Thou of God and man the Son!˘/˘/˘/˘/8C
Thee will I cherish,/˘˘/˘5D
Thee will I honor,/˘˘/˘5E
Thou, my soul's glory, joy, and crown./˘//˘/˘/8F

Verse 2

Fair are the meadows,/˘˘//5A
Fairer still the woodlands,/˘/˘//6B
Robed in the blooming garb of spring;/˘˘/˘/˘/8C
Jesus is fairer,/˘˘/˘5D
Jesus is purer,/˘˘/˘5E
Who makes the woeful heart to sing.˘/˘/˘/˘/8C

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./˘˘///˘/˘//˘/˘/˘˘////˘//˘/˘//˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘/39A

Verse 4

Beautiful Savior! Lord of the nations! Son of God and Son of Man! Glory and honor, Praise, adoration, Now and forevermore be Thine!/˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘˘/˘//˘/˘/˘????˘/35A

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.