{"slug": "alleluia-sing-to-jesus", "title": "Alleluia, Sing To Jesus!", "first_line": "Alleluia! sing to Jesus! His the scepter, His the", "author": "william-chatterton-dix", "author_date": "1906", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 7, 8, 7], "doubled": true, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Crown", "God, As King", "Jesus", "Joy"], "scripture": ["Song of Solomon 6:10", "Matthew 6:29"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "oh-source-1931", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Open Hymnal X:162; all components published pre-1931 (latest year 1906).", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "hymnary_ids": {"text_auth": "alleluia_sing_to_jesus_his_the_scepter", "total_instances": 233}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Al -- le -- lu -- ia! sing to Je -- sus! His the scep -- ter, His the throne. Al -- le -- lu -- ia! His the tri -- umph, His the vic -- to -- ry a -- lone. Hark! the songs of peace -- ful Zi -- on thun -- der like a might -- y flood. Je -- sus out of ev -- ery na -- tion has re -- deemed us by His blood.", "prose": ["Alleluia! sing to Jesus!", "His the scepter, His the throne.", "Alleluia! His the triumph,", "His the victory alone.", "Hark! the songs of peaceful Zion", "thunder like a mighty flood.", "Jesus out of every nation", "has redeemed us by His blood."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Al -- le -- lu -- ia! not as or -- phans are we left in sor -- row now; Al -- le -- lu -- ia! He is near us, faith be -- lieves, nor ques -- tions how; Though the cloud from sight re -- ceived Him when the for -- ty days were o'er Shall our hearts for -- get His prom -- ise, \"I am with you ev -- er -- more\"?", "prose": ["Alleluia! not as orphans", "are we left in sorrow now;", "Alleluia! He is near us,", "faith believes, nor questions how;", "Though the cloud from sight received Him", "when the forty days were o'er", "Shall our hearts forget His promise,", "\"I am with you evermore\"?"]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Al -- le -- lu -- ia! bread of an -- gels, Thou on earth our food, our stay; Al -- le -- lu -- ia! here the sin -- ful flee to Thee from day to day: Int -- er -- ces -- sor, Friend of sin -- ners, Earth's Re -- deem -- er, plead for me, Where the songs of all the sin -- less sweep ac -- ross the crys -- tal sea.", "prose": ["Alleluia! bread of angels,", "Thou on earth our food, our stay;", "Alleluia! here the sinful", "flee to Thee from day to day:", "Intercessor, Friend of sinners,", "Earth's Redeemer, plead for me,", "Where the songs of all the sinless", "sweep across the crystal sea."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Al -- le -- lu -- ia! King e -- ter -- nal, Thee the Lord of lords we own; Al -- le -- lu -- ia! born of Mar -- y, Earth Thy foot -- stool, Heav -- en Thy throne: Thou with -- in the veil hast en -- tered, robed in flesh our great High Priest; Thou on earth both priest and vic -- tim in the Eu -- char -- ist -- ic feast.", "prose": ["Alleluia! King eternal,", "Thee the Lord of lords we own;", "Alleluia! born of Mary,", "Earth Thy footstool, Heaven Thy throne:", "Thou within the veil hast entered,", "robed in flesh our great High Priest;", "Thou on earth both priest and victim", "in the Eucharistic feast."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}