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About Numbered Notation

Numbered Notation (also called Jianpu, 简谱) writes each melody note as a number from 1 to 7 instead of a note on a staff. The number shows the note's position in the song's scale -- not its exact pitch -- so the same tune looks identical no matter what key it's sung in.

Within one octave, the numbers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 correspond to the familiar do re mi fa sol la ti. A dot above a number raises it an octave higher; a dot below lowers it an octave lower -- no dot means the middle, as-written octave.

A plain number lasts one beat. A dash (-) right after a number holds that same note for one more beat. A line underneath a number shortens it instead -- one line is half a beat, two lines a quarter of a beat. A 0 is a rest: silence for one beat.

The label at the top of the sheet, like "1=C" or "1=Ab", shows which pitch scale degree 1 ("do") is tuned to. A song in a minor key is labeled "6=X" instead -- scale degree 6 ("la") is the true tonic. Chord names printed above the notes (like "C" or "G7") always use their familiar letter names, never numbers.

For example, under a "1=C" heading, the numbers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 sound as C D E F G A B. Under a "1=G" heading, those very same numbers sound as G A B C D E F# instead -- same shape, different key.

Fairest Lord Jesus

Praise of the Lord His Beauty

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1
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!
2
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!
3
Fair is the sunshine,
Fairer still the moonlight,
And all the twinkling starry host;
Jesus shines brighter,
Jesus shines purer,
Than all the angels heav’n can boast!
4
All fairest beauty,
Heavenly and earthly,
Wondrously, Jesus, is found in Thee;
None can be nearer,
Fairer, or dearer,
Than Thou my Savior art to me.

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Verna

Chicago, IL, United States

Oct 6, 2026

My favorite childhood memory... What a beautiful celebration of our Lord and Savior

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Anonymous

Jul 5, 2026

Amen Jesus Is KING

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Tam

Jan 6, 2026

This is one of the first songs I learned to play on the piano as a child. It's amazing the things the Lord brings to remembrance with such clarity... from well over 35 years ago.

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Jobie

Noblesville, Indiana, United States

Oct 20, 2025

The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in Him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through Him and for Him. He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything He might have the supremacy. For God was pleased to have all fullness dwell in Him, and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through His blood shed on the cross.

Colossians 1:15-20

This is the True Word of God that teaches us what Christ has done and who He is.

Praise the fairest of the fair, the Lord Jesus Christ.

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Un Hermano

Aug 2, 2025

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By the time of Christ’s ascension Christ had accomplished many things. God had mingled Himself with man in the incarnation and brought Himself fully into man. Following this, He died a wonderful, all-inclusive death on the cross, and in resurrection man was brought into God. Now divinity is in humanity, and humanity is in divinity. Now a man with all His accomplishments has been brought into the heavens, where He has been glorified and enthroned. The man Jesus, who is in the heavens, became the very center of all authority. This man, who was enthroned, glorified, and anointed, was appointed the Head of the universe, the King of kings, and the Lord of Lords. In this way, God and man, divinity and humanity, were brought into one.

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V C

Tampa, Fl, United States

Jun 28, 2025

♥️ Fair is the sunshine,

Fairer still the moonlight,

And all the twinkling starry host;

Jesus shines brighter,

Jesus shines purer,

Than all the angels heav’n can boast! ♥️

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Jane B. Khanyile

Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Apr 16, 2025

Someone had an encounter with the Lord, and asked Him what is His favourite song, and Jesus answered that *Fairest Lord Jesus... * is His fav song.

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Deidre Johnson

Vista, CA, United States

Jan 3, 2025

Jesus is Fairer!!

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Terry L Miller

Owens Cross Roads, Alabama, United States

Dec 1, 2024

Praising God our Father!! Thank you Lord Jesus Christ. All praises to Your most high Name!!! 💙❤️🕊️🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼✝️

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Selene Leyva Hernandez

Fort Stockton, TX, United States

Aug 25, 2024

Praise You for Your preciousness!! Thank You I have a mouth to tell You I love You!

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