{"slug": "all-natures-works-his-praise-declare", "title": "All Nature's Works His Praise Declare", "first_line": "All Nature's Works His Praise Declare", "author": "henry-ware-jr", "author_date": "1822", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": true, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Praise", "Creation", "Nature"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "cyberhymnal", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Henry Ware, Jr. (1794-1843), \"All Nature's Works His Praise Declare,\" written 1822; the standard text for the tune SERAPH. Text from The Cyber Hymnal. Public-domain text (author d. 1843). All components pre-1931.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "All na -- ture's works His praise de -- clare, to whom they all be -- long; There is a voice in ev -- ery star, in ev -- ery breeze a song. Sweet mu -- sic fills the world a -- broad with strains of love and power; The storm -- y sea sings praise to God, the thun -- der and the shower.", "prose": ["All nature's works His praise declare,", "to whom they all belong;", "There is a voice in every star,", "in every breeze a song.", "Sweet music fills the world abroad", "with strains of love and power;", "The stormy sea sings praise to God,", "the thunder and the shower."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "To God the tribes of o -- cean cry, and birds up -- on the wing; To God the pow'rs that dwell on high their tune -- ful trib -- ute bring. Like them, let us the throne sur -- round, with them loud chor -- us raise, While in -- stru -- ments of loft -- ier sound as -- sist our fee -- ble praise.", "prose": ["To God the tribes of ocean cry,", "and birds upon the wing;", "To God the powers that dwell on high", "their tuneful tribute bring.", "Like them, let us the throne surround,", "with them loud chorus raise,", "While instruments of loftier sound", "assist our feeble praise."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Great God, to Thee we con -- se -- crate our voic -- es and our skill; We bid the peal -- ing or -- gan wait to speak a -- lone Thy will. Lord, while the mu -- sic round us floats may earth born pass -- ions die; O grant its rich and swell -- ing notes may lift our souls on high!", "prose": ["Great God, to Thee we consecrate", "our voices and our skill;", "We bid the pealing organ wait", "to speak alone Thy will.", "Lord, while the music round us floats", "may earth born passions die;", "O grant its rich and swelling notes", "may lift our souls on high!"]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}