{"slug": "a-great-and-mighty-wonder", "title": "A Great and Mighty Wonder", "first_line": "A great and mighty wonder", "author": "germanus-of-constantinople", "author_date": "c. 750", "translator": "john-mason-neale", "translator_date": "1862", "foot": "trochaic", "meter": {"pattern": [7, 6, 7, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": true, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Christmas", "Jesus Christ, Birth of", "Angels", "Praise"], "scripture": ["Luke 2:8-15", "Isaiah 9:6"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "neale-1862", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "St. Germanus of Constantinople (634-734), tr. John Mason Neale, 1862. Translator d. 1866.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "hymnary_ids": {"text_auth": "a_great_and_mighty_wonder", "total_instances": 118}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "A great and might -- y won -- der, a full and ho -- ly cure: The vir -- gin bears the In -- fant with vir -- gin hon -- or pure!", "prose": ["A great and mighty wonder,", "a full and holy cure:", "The virgin bears the Infant", "with virgin honor pure!"]}, "2": {"syllabified": "The Word be -- comes in -- car -- nate and yet re -- mains on high, And cher -- u -- bim sing an -- thems to shep -- herds from the sky.", "prose": ["The Word becomes incarnate", "and yet remains on high,", "And cherubim sing anthems", "to shepherds from the sky."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "While thus they sing your Mon -- arch, those bright an -- gel -- ic bands, Re -- joice, ye vales and moun -- tains, ye oc -- eans, clap your hands.", "prose": ["While thus they sing your Monarch,", "those bright angelic bands,", "Rejoice, ye vales and mountains,", "ye oceans, clap your hands."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Since all He comes to ran -- som, by all be He a -- dored, The In -- fant born in Beth -- l'em, the Sav -- ior and the Lord.", "prose": ["Since all He comes to ransom,", "by all be He adored,", "The Infant born in Bethl'em,", "the Savior and the Lord."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "And id -- ol forms shall per -- ish, and er -- ror shall de -- cay, And Christ shall wield His scep -- ter, our Lord and God for aye.", "prose": ["And idol forms shall perish,", "and error shall decay,", "And Christ shall wield His scepter,", "our Lord and God for aye."]}}, "refrain": {"syllabified": "Re -- peat the hymn a -- gain: \"To God on high be glo -- ry And peace on earth to men!\"", "prose": ["Repeat the hymn again:", "\"To God on high be glory", "And peace on earth to men!\""]}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}