Fairest Lord Jesus chords by Tennessee Ernie Ford
Verse 1
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You know, it occurs to me that much
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of the beauty of an old hymn lies in its simplicity,
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and that's as it should be.
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God doesn't ask for elaborate praise,
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but rather, I think, a continuing devotion, a
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little attention every day,
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expressed by each of us in our own personal way.
Fairest
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Jesus, ruler of all nature,
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Thou of
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God and man the
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Son,
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Thee will I cherish,
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Thee will I honor,
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Thou my soul's glory,
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joy, and crown.
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There are the meadows,
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there still the woodlands,
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robed in the blooming gar
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b of spring.
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Jesus is better,
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Jesus is purer,
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who makes the woeful heart to sing.
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Savior,
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Lord of the nations,
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Son of
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God and
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Son of
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Man.
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Glory and honor, praise and adoration,
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now and forevermore be thine, be thine.
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