{"slug": "all-my-heart-this-night-rejoices", "title": "All My Heart This Night Rejoices", "first_line": "All my heart this night rejoices", "author": "paul-gerhardt", "author_date": "1656", "translator": "catherine-winkworth", "translator_date": "1858", "foot": "trochaic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 3, 3, 6], "doubled": true, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Christmas", "Advent", "Joy", "Grace", "Love", "Salvation", "Worship"], "scripture": ["Luke 2:8-15", "Isaiah 7:14", "Isaiah 9:2-7", "Galatians 4:4", "Hebrews 2:14-17"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "oh-source-1931", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Open Hymnal X:47; Paul Gerhardt 1656, tr. Catherine Winkworth 1858. All authors d. pre-1931. Public domain.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "All my heart this night re -- joic -- es, As I hear, Far and near, Sweet -- est an -- gel voic -- es; \"Christ is born,\" their choirs are sing -- ing, Till the air Ev -- 'ry -- where Now with joy is ring -- ing.", "prose": ["All my heart this night rejoices,", "As I hear,", "Far and near,", "Sweetest angel voices;", "\"Christ is born,\" their choirs are singing,", "Till the air", "Ev'rywhere", "Now with joy is ringing."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "For it dawns, -- the prom -- ised mor -- row Of His birth Who the earth Res -- cues from her sor -- row. God to wear our form de -- scen -- deth, Of His grace To our race Here His Son He lend -- eth:", "prose": ["For it dawns\u2014the promised morrow", "Of His birth", "Who the earth", "Rescues from her sorrow.", "God to wear our form descendeth,", "Of His grace", "To our race", "Here His Son He lendeth:"]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Yea, so tru -- ly for us car -- eth, That His Son All we've done As our of -- f'ring bear -- eth; As our Lamb who, dy -- ing for us, Bears our load, And to God Doth in peace re -- store us.", "prose": ["Yea, so truly for us careth,", "That His Son", "All we've done", "As our off'ring beareth;", "As our Lamb who, dying for us,", "Bears our load,", "And to God", "Doth in peace restore us."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Hark! a voice from yon -- der man -- ger, Soft and sweet, Doth en -- treat, \"Flee from woe and dan -- ger; Breth -- ren come, from all doth grieve you You are freed, All you need I will sure -- ly give you.\"", "prose": ["Hark! a voice from yonder manger,", "Soft and sweet,", "Doth entreat,", "\"Flee from woe and danger;", "Brethren come, from all doth grieve you", "You are freed,", "All you need", "I will surely give you.\""]}, "5": {"syllabified": "Come then, let us has -- ten yon -- der; Here let all, Great and small, Kneel in awe and won -- der. Love Him who with love is yearn -- ing; Hail the Star That from far Bright with hope is burn -- ing!", "prose": ["Come then, let us hasten yonder;", "Here let all,", "Great and small,", "Kneel in awe and wonder.", "Love Him who with love is yearning;", "Hail the Star", "That from far", "Bright with hope is burning!"]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}