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.
Beautiful Savior! Lord of all the nations!
Son of God and Son of Man!
Glory and honor, praise, adoration,
now and forevermore be thine.
We sang this hymn in the worship service we attended for our granddaughter’s baptism on Sunday. The ceremony was precious, and brought tears to my eyes. More tears of joy surfaced as we sang this closing hymn. It touched my heart in a special way as it brought me back to my childhood. I remember it as one of the first hymns I loved singing when I was a child. Songs are powerful and stay in our minds; they often trigger certain feelings and memories. I was happy to have this special memory from my childhood church be brought to my mind on this very special day.
This post brings tears to my eyes as I think of your precious little granddaughter being brought before our beautiful Savior in Baptism. I pray she will come to know Him as her personal Lord and Savior at an early age.
It was a sweet time, and she is very precious!
You are so right. I wish we had more of the old hymns in our church. They had such great messages.
Yes, and hymns continue to bring a beautiful message today.
So wonderful to hear of the baptism , such a precious time, and to have the gift of this hymn.
It was a very precious time indeed.
Valerie… so happy you got to have a special memory and hymn for this very special moment and very special child. And one day you will also get to introduce her to it!
Yes, I will. Thanks.
The words are nearly identical to my favorite hymn, Beautiful Saviour, which I, too, sang as a child and which we sang at our wedding.
What a blessing to celebrate the baptism of your precious granddaughter.
I believe it might be the same hymn, arranged a bit differently. It’s a good one.
It was a blessing to be at her baptism.
Some of the words in the first verse are a bit different. But, yes, I think the same hymn arranged differently.
Valerie, these are the moments we cherish. I am happy for you.
Thanks Sheri. I do try to cherish the moment.