{"slug": "blessed-jesus-at-thy-word", "title": "Blessed Jesus at Thy Word", "first_line": "Blessed Jesus, at Thy Word We are gathered all", "author": "verses-1-3-tobias-clausnitzer", "author_date": "1858", "translator": "catherine-winkworth", "translator_date": "1858", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [7, 8, 7, 8, 8, 8], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Angels [2,3]", "Art and Music", "Church on Earth (Church Militant)", "God, As King"], "scripture": ["Hab 2:20", "2Sam 22:7", "Psalm 48:9-10", "Revelation 7:9-12"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "oh-source-1931", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Open Hymnal X:22; all components published pre-1931 (latest year 1858).", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Bles -- sed Je -- sus, at Thy Word We are gath -- ered all to hear Thee; Let our hearts and souls be stirred Now to seek and love and fear Thee, By Thy teach -- ings sweet and ho -- ly, Drawn from earth to love Thee sole -- ly.", "prose": ["Blessed Jesus, at Thy Word", "We are gathered all to hear Thee;", "Let our hearts and souls be stirred", "Now to seek and love and fear Thee,", "By Thy teachings sweet and holy,", "Drawn from earth to love Thee solely."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "All our knowl -- edge, sense, and sight Lie in deep -- est dark -- ness shroud -- ed, Til Thy Spir -- it breaks our night With the beams of truth un -- cloud -- ed; Thou a -- lone to God canst win us; Thou must work all good with -- in us.", "prose": ["All our knowledge, sense, and sight", "Lie in deepest darkness shrouded,", "Til Thy Spirit breaks our night", "With the beams of truth unclouded;", "Thou alone to God canst win us;", "Thou must work all good within us."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Glor -- ious Lord, Thy -- self im -- part! Light of light, from God pro -- ceed -- ing, O -- pen Thou our ears and heart; Help us by Thy Spir -- it's plead -- ing; Hear the cry Thy peo -- ple rais -- es; Hear and bless our prayers and prais -- es.", "prose": ["Glorious Lord, Thyself impart!", "Light of light, from God proceeding,", "Open Thou our ears and heart;", "Help us by Thy Spirit's pleading;", "Hear the cry Thy people raises;", "Hear and bless our prayers and praises."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Fa -- ther, Son, and Ho -- ly Ghost, Praise to Thee and ad -- o -- ra -- tion! Grant that we Thy Word may trust And ob -- tain true con -- so -- la -- tion, While we here be -- low must wan -- der, Till we sing Thy prais -- es yon -- der.", "prose": ["Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,", "Praise to Thee and adoration!", "Grant that we Thy Word may trust", "And obtain true consolation,", "While we here below must wander,", "Till we sing Thy praises yonder."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}