This is one of the best loved hymn tunes in the world, sung to the text Fairest Lord Jesus. However, the tune was not originally a religious song at all. It is a folk tune of unknown origin, first published in 1842 after hearing it sung by haymakers in Silesia (now Poland). OMEA Class C.
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