{"slug": "all-glory-be-to-god-on-high", "title": "All Glory Be to God on High", "first_line": "All Glory Be to God on High", "author": "nicolaus-decius", "author_date": "1525", "translator": "catherine-winkworth", "translator_date": "1863", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 8, 7], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Praise", "Trinity"], "scripture": ["Luke 2:14"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "chorale-book-for-england-1863", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Words: Nicolaus Decius, 1525 (\"Allein Gott in der H\u00f6h sei Ehr\", the German versification of the Gloria in excelsis), translated from German to English by Catherine Winkworth, The Chorale Book for England (London, 1863), No. 1. Text verbatim from the 1863 printing, verified against the archive.org scan (choralebookforen00benn) and the CCEL transcription; the 1863 spellings and readings are kept (\"feud\", \"Jesu\", \"Saviour\", \"goodwill toward men\"), with \"heavenly\" set heav'n -- ly and \"power\"/\"toward\" sung as one syllable as the 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 scansion requires. Most modern hymnals print altered or composite recensions of this translation (e.g. The Lutheran Hymnal 1941; The Cyber Hymnal carries \"1863, alt.\"); this is the unaltered Winkworth. All components pre-1931.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "hymnary_ids": {"text_auth": "all_glory_be_to_god_on_high_who_hath_our", "total_instances": 105}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "All glo -- ry be to God on High, Who hath our race be -- friend -- ed! To us no harm shall now come nigh, The feud at last is end -- ed; God show -- eth His good -- will toward men, And peace shall dwell on earth a -- gain; Oh thank Him for His good -- ness.", "prose": ["All glory be to God on High,", "Who hath our race befriended!", "To us no harm shall now come nigh,", "The feud at last is ended;", "God showeth His goodwill toward men,", "And peace shall dwell on earth again;", "Oh thank Him for His goodness."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "We praise, we wor -- ship Thee, we trust, And give Thee thanks for ev -- er, O Fa -- ther, that Thy rule is just And wise, and chan -- ges nev -- er: Thy bound -- less power o'er all things reigns, Done is what -- e'er Thy will or -- dains; Well for us that Thou rul -- est!", "prose": ["We praise, we worship Thee, we trust,", "And give Thee thanks for ever,", "O Father, that Thy rule is just", "And wise, and changes never:", "Thy boundless power o'er all things reigns,", "Done is whate'er Thy will ordains;", "Well for us that Thou rulest!"]}, "3": {"syllabified": "O Je -- su Christ, our God and Lord, Son of Thy heav'n -- ly Fa -- ther, O Thou who hast our peace re -- stored And the lost sheep dost gath -- er, Thou Lamb of God, to Thee on high From out our depths we sin -- ners cry, Have mer -- cy on us, Je -- sus!", "prose": ["O Jesu Christ, our God and Lord,", "Son of Thy heavenly Father,", "O Thou who hast our peace restored", "And the lost sheep dost gather,", "Thou Lamb of God, to Thee on high", "From out our depths we sinners cry,", "Have mercy on us, Jesus!"]}, "4": {"syllabified": "O Ho -- ly Ghost, Thou pre -- cious Gift, Thou Com -- fort -- er un -- fail -- ing, O'er Sa -- tan's snares our souls up -- lift, And let Thy power a -- vail -- ing A -- vert our woes and calm our dread, For us the Sav -- iour's blood was shed, We trust in Thee to save us!", "prose": ["O Holy Ghost, Thou precious Gift,", "Thou Comforter unfailing,", "O'er Satan's snares our souls uplift,", "And let Thy power availing", "Avert our woes and calm our dread,", "For us the Saviour's blood was shed,", "We trust in Thee to save us!"]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}