{"slug": "all-lands-to-god-in-joyful-sounds", "title": "All Lands to God, in Joyful Sounds", "first_line": "All lands to God, in joyful sounds", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 66, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 66"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "scottish-psalter-1650", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "encoding_origin": "reformed-standards/compendium (cross-verified against thewestminsterstandard.org)", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "The Psalms of David in Metre (Scottish Psalter), 1650 \u2014 Psalm 66. Committee versification (Rous revision); all contributors d. before 1700. Imported by tools/psalter_import.py: transcription cross-verified word-for-word against an independent edition; every line machine-scanned to the metre.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "All lands to God, in joy -- ful sounds, a -- loft your voic -- es raise. Sing forth the hon -- our of his name, and glo -- rious make his praise.", "prose": ["All lands to God, in joyful sounds,", "aloft your voices raise.", "Sing forth the honour of his name,", "and glorious make his praise."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Say un -- to God, How ter -- ri -- ble in all thy works art thou! Through thy great pow'r thy foes to thee shall be con -- strained to bow.", "prose": ["Say unto God, How terrible", "in all thy works art thou!", "Through thy great pow'r thy foes to thee", "shall be constrained to bow."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "All on the earth shall wor -- ship thee, they shall thy praise pro -- claim In songs: they shall sing cheer -- ful -- ly un -- to thy ho -- ly name.", "prose": ["All on the earth shall worship thee,", "they shall thy praise proclaim", "In songs: they shall sing cheerfully", "unto thy holy name."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Come, and the works that God hath wrought with ad -- mi -- ra -- tion see: In's work -- ing to the sons of men most ter -- ri -- ble is he.", "prose": ["Come, and the works that God hath wrought", "with admiration see:", "In's working to the sons of men", "most terrible is he."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "In -- to dry land the sea he turned, and they a pas -- sage had; Ev'n march -- ing through the flood on foot, there we in him were glad.", "prose": ["Into dry land the sea he turned,", "and they a passage had;", "Ev'n marching through the flood on foot,", "there we in him were glad."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "He rul -- eth ev -- er by his pow'r; his eyes the na -- tions see: O let not the re -- bell -- ious ones lift up them -- selves on high.", "prose": ["He ruleth ever by his pow'r;", "his eyes the nations see:", "O let not the rebellious ones", "lift up themselves on high."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "Ye peo -- ple, bless our God; a -- loud the voice speak of his praise: Our soul in life who safe pre -- serves, our foot from slid -- ing stays.", "prose": ["Ye people, bless our God; aloud", "the voice speak of his praise:", "Our soul in life who safe preserves,", "our foot from sliding stays."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "For thou didst prove and try us, Lord, as men do sil -- ver try; Brought'st us in -- to the net, and mad'st bands on our loins to lie.", "prose": ["For thou didst prove and try us, Lord,", "as men do silver try;", "Brought'st us into the net, and mad'st", "bands on our loins to lie."]}, "9": {"syllabified": "Thou hast caus'd men ride o'er our heads; and though that we did pass Through fire and wa -- ter, yet thou brought'st us to a weal -- thy place.", "prose": ["Thou hast caus'd men ride o'er our heads;", "and though that we did pass", "Through fire and water, yet thou brought'st", "us to a wealthy place."]}, "10": {"syllabified": "I'll bring burnt -- of -- f'rings to thy house; to thee my vows I'll pay, Which my lips ut -- tered, my mouth spake, when trou -- ble on me lay.", "prose": ["I'll bring burnt-off'rings to thy house;", "to thee my vows I'll pay,", "Which my lips uttered, my mouth spake,", "when trouble on me lay."]}, "11": {"syllabified": "Burnt -- sac -- ri -- fic -- es of fat rams with in -- cense I will bring; Of bul -- locks and of goats I will pre -- sent an of -- fer -- ing.", "prose": ["Burnt-sacrifices of fat rams", "with incense I will bring;", "Of bullocks and of goats I will", "present an offering."]}, "12": {"syllabified": "All that fear God, come, hear, I'll tell what he did for my soul. I with my mouth un -- to him cried, my tongue did him ex -- tol.", "prose": ["All that fear God, come, hear, I'll tell", "what he did for my soul.", "I with my mouth unto him cried,", "my tongue did him extol."]}, "13": {"syllabified": "If in my heart I sin re -- gard, the Lord me will not hear: But sure -- ly God me heard, and to my pray -- er's voice gave ear.", "prose": ["If in my heart I sin regard,", "the Lord me will not hear:", "But surely God me heard, and to", "my prayer's voice gave ear."]}, "14": {"syllabified": "O let the Lord, our gra -- cious God, for ev -- er bless -- ed be, Who turn -- ed not my pray'r from him, nor yet his grace from me.", "prose": ["O let the Lord, our gracious God,", "for ever blessed be,", "Who turned not my pray'r from him,", "nor yet his grace from me."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}