{"slug": "fairest-lord-jesus", "title": "Fairest Lord Jesus", "first_line": "Beautiful Savior, King of Creation", "author_source": "German, 1677", "translator": "joseph-a-seiss", "translator_date": "1873", "foot": "trochaic", "meter": {"pattern": [5, 5, 7, 5, 5, 8], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Crown", "God, As King", "Jesus", "Joy", "Light", "Nature", "Praise, Son", "Seasons", "Worship"], "scripture": ["Song of Solomon 6:10", "Matthew 6:29"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "oh-source-1931", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Words by German Jesuits, published 1677; translated by Joseph A. Seiss, 1873. Translator d. 1904. All components pre-1931.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Beau -- ti -- ful Sav -- ior, King of Cre -- a -- tion Son of God and Son of Man! Tru -- ly I'd love Thee, tru -- ly I'd serve Thee, Light of my soul, my joy, my crown.", "prose": ["Beautiful Savior,", "King of Creation", "Son of God and Son of Man!", "Truly I'd love Thee,", "truly I'd serve Thee,", "Light of my soul, my joy, my crown."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Fair are the mead -- ows, Fair are the wood -- lands, Robed in the flow'rs of bloom -- ing spring; Je -- sus is fair -- er, Je -- sus is pur -- er, He makes our sor -- r'wing spir -- it sing.", "prose": ["Fair are the meadows,", "Fair are the woodlands,", "Robed in the flow'rs of blooming spring;", "Jesus is fairer,", "Jesus is purer,", "He makes our sorr'wing spirit sing."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Fair is the sun -- shine, Fair is the moon -- light, Bright the spark -- ling stars on high; Je -- sus shines bright -- er, Je -- sus shines pur -- er Than all the an -- gels in the sky.", "prose": ["Fair is the sunshine,", "Fair is the moonlight,", "Bright the sparkling stars on high;", "Jesus shines brighter,", "Jesus shines purer", "Than all the angels in the sky."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Beau -- ti -- ful Sav -- ior, Lord of the na -- tions, Son of God and Son of Man! Glo -- ry and hon -- or, Praise, ad -- o -- ra -- tion Now and for -- ev -- er -- more be Thine!", "prose": ["Beautiful Savior,", "Lord of the nations,", "Son of God and Son of Man!", "Glory and honor,", "Praise, adoration", "Now and forevermore be Thine!"]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}