According to some accounts, it was called "Crusader's Hymn" because it was sung by GermanCrusaders as they made their way to the Holy Land. But William Jensen Reynolds dismisses as "completely erroneous" any association of this hymn with the Crusades. The words may have originated in the Jesuit Order, which came into being after the Crusades. The words were first printed in a Münster Gesangbuch of 1677, a Roman Catholic hymnbook. It must have become popular, in the manner of a folk-song, because it was recorded in 1839 by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben in the district of Glaz in Silesia. With Ernst Friedrich Richter, Hoffmann von Fallersleben edited a collection of Silesian folk-songs, Schlesische Volkslieder, in which the hymn appeared with its matching tune.[1]
The tune emerges in Franz Liszt's oratorio Legend of Saint Elizabeth—wherein the tune forms part of the "Crusader's March"—but no evidence of the tune exists prior to 1842, when the hymn appeared in Schlesische Volkslieder.[2]
It was incorporated into the song "Eatnemen Vuelie" composed by Frode Fjellheim which was altered for the opening musical number of 2013 animated film Frozen (2013 film). [3]
Melodyedit
The tune, originally a Silesian folk song, and the German text were printed together for the first time in 1842 by Hoffmann von Fallersleben and Richter under the name Schönster Herr Jesu (Most beautiful Lord Jesus).[4][5]
In 1850 the Danish hymnwriter B. S. Ingemann wrote Dejlig er jorden, which he set to the same melody.[6] An English translation by Jens C. Aaberg was published as Fair Is Creation.[7] Apart from their musical setting, the Danish and German lyrics are unrelated.
^Dejlig Er Jordenda.wikisource.org. Retrieved: January 8, 2014.
^Fair Is Creationwww.hymnary.org. Retrieved: January 8, 2014.
^Fairest Lord Jesushymntime.com. Retrieved: January 8, 2014.
^Fairest Lord Jesushymnary.org. Retrieved: February 10, 2015.
External linksedit
Original German (CPDL.org)
Background information from Psalter Hymnal
December 15, 2023
fairest, lord, jesus, also, known, beautiful, savior, crusader, hymn, christian, hymn, anonymousnative, nameschönster, herr, jesugenrehymnmeter8, with, refrainmelodycrusaders, hymncomposed1842, years, 1842, source, source, track, contents, history, melody, lyr. Fairest Lord Jesus also known as Beautiful Savior or Crusader s Hymn is a Christian hymn Fairest Lord Jesusby AnonymousNative nameSchonster Herr JesuGenreHymnMeter8 8 4 4 8 8 with refrainMelodyCrusaders HymnComposed1842 181 years ago 1842 source source track Contents 1 History 2 Melody 3 Lyrics 4 References 5 External linksHistory editAccording to some accounts it was called Crusader s Hymn because it was sung by German Crusaders as they made their way to the Holy Land But William Jensen Reynolds dismisses as completely erroneous any association of this hymn with the Crusades The words may have originated in the Jesuit Order which came into being after the Crusades The words were first printed in a Munster Gesangbuch of 1677 a Roman Catholic hymnbook It must have become popular in the manner of a folk song because it was recorded in 1839 by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben in the district of Glaz in Silesia With Ernst Friedrich Richter Hoffmann von Fallersleben edited a collection of Silesian folk songs Schlesische Volkslieder in which the hymn appeared with its matching tune 1 The tune emerges in Franz Liszt s oratorio Legend of Saint Elizabeth wherein the tune forms part of the Crusader s March but no evidence of the tune exists prior to 1842 when the hymn appeared in Schlesische Volkslieder 2 It was incorporated into the song Eatnemen Vuelie composed by Frode Fjellheim which was altered for the opening musical number of 2013 animated film Frozen 2013 film 3 Melody editThe tune originally a Silesian folk song and the German text were printed together for the first time in 1842 by Hoffmann von Fallersleben and Richter under the name Schonster Herr Jesu Most beautiful Lord Jesus 4 5 In 1850 the Danish hymnwriter B S Ingemann wrote Dejlig er jorden which he set to the same melody 6 An English translation by Jens C Aaberg was published as Fair Is Creation 7 Apart from their musical setting the Danish and German lyrics are unrelated Lyrics edit1873 translation by Joseph A Seiss 8 9 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 Beautiful Savior Lord of all the nations Son of God and Son of Man Glory and honor praise adoration Now and forever more be Thine References edit Schonster Herr Jesu The Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology 2013 Retrieved 2022 10 22 Reynolds William Jensen 1976 Companion to BAPTIST HYMNAL Nashville Broadman Press p 64 ISBN 0 8054 6808 0 Take a Listen to the Opening Song from Disney s Frozen UPDATE Rotoscopers 2013 09 13 Retrieved 2019 12 02 Fairest Lord Jesus www hymntime com Schonster Herr Jesu lyrik und lied de Retrieved January 8 2014 Dejlig Er Jorden da wikisource org Retrieved January 8 2014 Fair Is Creation www hymnary org Retrieved January 8 2014 Fairest Lord Jesus hymntime com Retrieved January 8 2014 Fairest Lord Jesus hymnary org Retrieved February 10 2015 External links editOriginal German CPDL org Background information from Psalter Hymnal Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fairest Lord Jesus amp oldid 1186679965, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
