{"slug": "built-on-the-rock", "title": "Built on the Rock", "first_line": "Built on the Rock the church doth stand, Even", "author": "nikolai-f-s-grundtvig", "author_date": "1913", "translator": "carl-dving", "translator_date": "1913", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Anticipation", "Brotherhood", "Courage in Affliction", "Cross"], "scripture": ["Revelation 14:13", "2 Timothy 4:7-8"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "oh-source-1931", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Open Hymnal X:217; all components published pre-1931 (latest year 1913).", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "hymnary_ids": {"text_auth": "built_on_the_rock_the_church_doth_stand", "total_instances": 77}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Built on the Rock the church doth stand, E -- ven when stee -- ples are fall -- ing; Crum -- bled have spires in ev -- ery land, Bells still are chim -- ing and cal -- ling; Cal -- ling the young and old to rest, But a -- bove all the soul dis -- tressed, Long -- ing for rest ev -- er -- last -- ing.", "prose": ["Built on the Rock the church doth stand,", "Even when steeples are falling;", "Crumbled have spires in every land,", "Bells still are chiming and calling;", "Calling the young and old to rest,", "But above all the soul distressed,", "Longing for rest everlasting."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Sure -- ly in tem -- ples made with hands, God, the Most High, is not dwell -- ing; High a -- bove earth His tem -- ple stands, All earth -- ly tem -- ples ex -- cell -- ing; Yet He whom heav'ns can -- not con -- tain Chose to a -- bide on earth with men, Built in our bod -- ies His tem -- ple.", "prose": ["Surely in temples made with hands,", "God, the Most High, is not dwelling;", "High above earth His temple stands,", "All earthly temples excelling;", "Yet He whom heav'ns cannot contain", "Chose to abide on earth with men,", "Built in our bodies His temple."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "We are God's house of liv -- ing stones, Built for His own hab -- i -- ta -- tion; He through bap -- tis -- mal grace us owns, Heirs of His won -- drous sal -- va -- tion; Were we but two His Name to tell, Yet He would deign with us to dwell, With all His grace and His fa -- vor.", "prose": ["We are God's house of living stones,", "Built for His own habitation;", "He through baptismal grace us owns,", "Heirs of His wondrous salvation;", "Were we but two His Name to tell,", "Yet He would deign with us to dwell,", "With all His grace and His favor."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Now we may gath -- er with our King; Ev'n in the low -- li -- est dwell -- ing: Prais -- es to Him we there may bring, His won -- drous mer -- cy fore -- tell -- ing; Je -- sus His grace to us ac -- cords, Spir -- it and life are all His words, His truth doth hal -- low the tem -- ple.", "prose": ["Now we may gather with our King;", "Ev'n in the lowliest dwelling:", "Praises to Him we there may bring,", "His wondrous mercy foretelling;", "Jesus His grace to us accords,", "Spirit and life are all His words,", "His truth doth hallow the temple."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "Still we our earth -- ly tem -- ples rear, That we may her -- ald His prais -- es; They are the homes where He draws near And lit -- tle child -- ren em -- brac -- es, Beau -- ti -- ful things in them are said, God there with us His cov -- 'nant made, Mak -- ing us heirs of His king -- dom.", "prose": ["Still we our earthly temples rear,", "That we may herald His praises;", "They are the homes where He draws near", "And little children embraces,", "Beautiful things in them are said,", "God there with us His cov'nant made,", "Making us heirs of His kingdom."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}