Text: | Jesus, good above all other |
Author: | John Mason Neale, 1818-1866 |
Author: | Percy Dearmer, 1867-1936 |
Tune: | QUEM PASTORES LAUDAVERE |
Adapter: | Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958 |
1 Jesus, good above all other,
gentle child of gentle mother,
in a stable born our brother,
give us grace to persevere.
2 Jesus, cradled in a manger,
for us facing every danger,
living as a homeless stranger,
You we make our King most dear.
3 Jesus, for Your people dying,
risen Master, death defying,
Lord in heaven, Your grace supplying,
keep us to Your presence near.
4 Jesus, all our sorrows bearing,
all our thoughts and hopes still sharing,
to Your people truth declaring;
help us all Your truth to hear.
5 Lord, in all our doings guide us;
pride and hate shall ne'er divide us;
we'll go on with You beside us,
and with joy we'll persevere!
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Jesus, good above all other |
Author: | John Mason Neale, 1818-1866 |
Author: | Percy Dearmer, 1867-1936 |
Meter: | 88 87 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 2004 |
Topic: | Jesus Christ: His Life and Ministry |
Source: | English Hymnal, 1906 |
Copyright: | By permission of Oxford University Press |
Notes: | Now Public Domain |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | QUEM PASTORES LAUDAVERE |
Adapter: | Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958 |
Meter: | 88 87 |
Key: | F Major |
Source: | German 15th-century melody; Adapt.: English Hymnal, 1906 |
Copyright: | Adapt. by permission of Oxford University Press |