{"slug": "angel-voices-ever-singing", "title": "Angel Voices, Ever Singing", "first_line": "Angel voices, ever singing, round Thy throne of light", "author": "francis-pott", "author_date": "1911", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 5, 8, 5, 8, 4, 3], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["God, Creator", "God, Goodness of", "Nature", "Praise, Father"], "scripture": ["Jeremiah 10:10-13", "Deuteronomy 32:3", "Psalm 96:1-8"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "oh-source-1931", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Open Hymnal X:252; all components published pre-1931 (latest year 1911).", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "hymnary_ids": {"text_auth": "angel_voices_ever_singing", "total_instances": 387}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "An -- gel voic -- es, ev -- er sing -- ing, round Thy throne of light, An -- gel harps, for -- ev -- er ring -- ing, rest not day or night; Thou -- sands on -- ly live to bless Thee, and con -- fess Thee Lord of might.", "prose": ["Angel voices, ever singing,", "round Thy throne of light,", "Angel harps, forever ringing,", "rest not day or night;", "Thousands only live to bless Thee,", "and confess Thee", "Lord of might."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Thou Who art be -- yond the far -- thest mor -- tal eye can scan, Can it be that Thou re -- gard -- est songs of sin -- ful man? Can we feel that Thou art near us and wilt hear us? Yea, we can.", "prose": ["Thou Who art beyond the farthest", "mortal eye can scan,", "Can it be that Thou regardest", "songs of sinful man?", "Can we feel that Thou art near us", "and wilt hear us?", "Yea, we can."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Lord, we know Thy love re -- joic -- es o'er each work of Thine; Thou didst ears and hands and voic -- es for Thy praise com -- bine; Crafts -- man's art and mu -- sic's mea -- sure for Thy plea -- sure didst de -- sign.", "prose": ["Lord, we know Thy love rejoices", "o'er each work of Thine;", "Thou didst ears and hands and voices", "for Thy praise combine;", "Craftsman's art and music's measure", "for Thy pleasure", "didst design."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Here, great God, to -- day we of -- fer of Thine own to Thee; And for Thine ac -- cept -- ance prof -- fer, all un -- worth -- i -- ly, Hearts and minds, and hands and voic -- es, in our choic -- est mel -- o -- dy.", "prose": ["Here, great God, today we offer", "of Thine own to Thee;", "And for Thine acceptance proffer,", "all unworthily,", "Hearts and minds, and hands and voices,", "in our choicest", "melody."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "Hon -- or, glo -- ry, might and mer -- it, Thine shall ev -- er be, Fa -- ther, Son, and Ho -- ly Spir -- it, bless -- ed Trin -- i -- ty; Of the best that Thou hast giv -- en Earth and Heav -- en ren -- der Thee.", "prose": ["Honor, glory, might and merit,", "Thine shall ever be,", "Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,", "blessed Trinity;", "Of the best that Thou hast given", "Earth and Heaven", "render Thee."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}