{"slug": "almighty-god-thy-lofty-throne", "title": "God the Source of Joy", "first_line": "Almighty God, Thy lofty throne", "author_source": "The Psalter, 1912", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 8, 8, 8], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 89, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 89"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "psalter-1912", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "encoding_origin": "hymnary.org (selection 242) via the Wayback Machine; cross-verified against two independently scanned printings (archive.org OCR)", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "The Psalter, United Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1912 \u2014 Psalm 89, selection 242. Imported by tools/psalter1912_import.py: word-bag attested by both scans; every line machine-scanned to the metre.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Al -- might -- y God, Thy loft -- y throne Has jus -- tice for its cor -- ner -- stone, And shin -- ing bright be -- fore Thy face Are truth and love and bound -- less grace.", "prose": ["Almighty God, Thy lofty throne", "Has justice for its cornerstone,", "And shining bright before Thy face", "Are truth and love and boundless grace."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "With bless -- ing is the na -- tion crowned Whose peo -- ple know the joy -- ful sound; They in the light, O Lord, shall live, The light Thy face and fa -- vor give.", "prose": ["With blessing is the nation crowned", "Whose people know the joyful sound;", "They in the light, O Lord, shall live,", "The light Thy face and favor give."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Thy Name with glad -- ness they con -- fess, Ex -- al -- ted in Thy right -- eous -- ness; Their fame and might to Thee be -- long, For in Thy fa -- vor they are strong.", "prose": ["Thy Name with gladness they confess,", "Exalted in Thy righteousness;", "Their fame and might to Thee belong,", "For in Thy favor they are strong."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "All glo -- ry un -- to God we yield, Je -- ho -- vah is our help and shield; All praise and hon -- or we will bring To Is -- rael's Ho -- ly One, our King.", "prose": ["All glory unto God we yield,", "Jehovah is our help and shield;", "All praise and honor we will bring", "To Israel's Holy One, our King."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}