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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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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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Medea

Tbilisi, Georgia

Oct 7, 2018

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.

Lord how we thank You for giving us open eyes of our hearts to gaze Your beauty, oh how we enjoy Your beauty, we are attracted by Your beauty. You are so beautiful we can not but look at You and in Your eyes we find ourselves thank You for loving us so dearly. Lord we adore You.

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Anonymous

Apr 1, 2018

How True, What Truth, Surely He Knows the road!

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Anonymous

Jan 25, 2018

love it

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Duke McDonald

Springfield, MO, United States

Nov 18, 2017

I dearly love the Lord Jesus Christ. This song has a beautiful melody and is a beautiful way to worship our Lord Jesus Christ. Glory, honor, and blessing be unto Him for now and evermore.

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Nancy

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Sep 6, 2017

There was such a beautiful, full moon last night, and it caused me to reflect on this hymn, learnt as a youngster. Just now, I'm playing this and singing it to my 10 month old granddaughter. Thankful for this website.

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Anonymous

Jul 20, 2017

Our late Dad's favourite hymn! Today's his 100th birthday and we his children propose to sing it to honour our Lord!

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Gideon

Englishtown, New Jersey, United States

Jun 26, 2017

I woke up this morning singing this powerful hymn and I kept on singing as the Presence of the Lord saturated the atmosphere. Love this hymn.

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Jürgen Sievers

Deming, New Mexico, United States

Apr 30, 2017

I love to sing it in the original German language.

Yes, He lives!!!

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Mary

Edgewood, Maryland, United States

Feb 1, 2017

I often sing this song early in the morning after waking up. I often feel sad and depressed in the morning. As John Piper once said he has to get saved all over again each morning as through the night he devil has been sitting on his face.

This hymn is just so unbelievably beautiful and I feel my heart ushered into the presence of God. The darkness is washed away and I again find strength to face another day.

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Hannah Kim

Haslett, MI, United States

Jun 7, 2016

-Mrs. Busby--my Christian extended family who is of Ukrainian heritage--taught me "Fairest Lord Jesus": "Glory and honor, praise, adoration now and forevermore be Thine!" Mrs. Busby tells me it's sad that Hollywood exploits the name of God by saying "Jesus Christ!" to be mean to Fairest Lord Jesus, but we will resiliently honor Fairest Lord Jesus!

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