Beautiful Savior for Flute Quartet and Piano
Selisian Folk Hymn arranged by Betsy Lee Bailey
This ancient and beautiful hymn set to the tune CRUSADERS’ HYMN or ST. ELIZABETH — a folk melody derived from the central European area of Silesia. Legend says it dates back to the twelfth-century crusades, and the current pairing of text and tune was first published in German in 1842. There are several accounts as to the origin of the beautiful hymn "Fairest Lord Jesus." The best known is that it was sung by the twelfth century German Crusaders, as they made their long, weary way to the Holy Land. ... They had to keep their faith secret, yet had a strong tradition of hymn singing. The melody of "Fairest Lord Jesus" and the German text were published originally in 1842 by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben and Ernst Richter by the title Schönster Herr Jesu (Most beautiful Lord Jesus). Later, it was translated into English by Joseph Augustus Seiss, who was a Lutheran Minister in Maryland and Pennsylvania in the late 1800's.
"Beautiful Savior for Flute Quartet and Piano" is an adaptation of the SSA version specifically requested by my daughter. She and a couple of her daughters and some friends played this for Easter services.
"Beautiful Savior for Flute Quartet and Piano" is an adaptation of the SSA version specifically requested by my daughter. She and a couple of her daughters and some friends played this for Easter services.
