{"slug": "christ-returneth", "title": "Christ Returneth", "first_line": "It may be at morn, when the day is awaking", "author": "h-l-turner", "author_date": "1878", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"alleluia": false, "doubled": false, "irregular": true, "pattern": [12, 12, 12, 8], "refrain": true}, "topics": ["Jesus Christ, Second Coming"], "scripture": [], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "oh-source-1931", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Open Hymnal X:203; all components published pre-1931 (latest year 1891).", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "It may be at morn, when the day is a -- wak -- ing, When sun -- light through dark -- ness and shad -- ow is break -- ing That Je -- sus will come in the full -- ness of glo -- ry To re -- ceive from the world \"His own.\"", "prose": ["It may be at morn, when the day is awaking,", "When sunlight through darkness and shadow is breaking", "That Jesus will come in the fullness of glory", "To receive from the world \"His own.\""]}, "2": {"syllabified": "It may be at mid -- day, it may be at twi -- light, It may be, per -- chance, that the black -- ness of mid -- night Will burst in -- to light in the blaze of His glo -- ry, When Je -- sus re -- ceives \"His own.\"", "prose": ["It may be at midday, it may be at twilight,", "It may be, perchance, that the blackness of midnight", "Will burst into light in the blaze of His glory,", "When Jesus receives \"His own.\""]}, "3": {"syllabified": "While hosts cry Ho -- san -- na, from heav -- en de -- scen -- ding, With glo -- ri -- fied saints and the an -- gels at -- tend -- ing, With grace on His brow, like a ha -- lo of glo -- ry, Will Je -- sus re -- ceive \"His own.\"", "prose": ["While hosts cry Hosanna, from heaven descending,", "With glorified saints and the angels attending,", "With grace on His brow, like a halo of glory,", "Will Jesus receive \"His own.\""]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Oh, joy! oh, de -- light! should we go with -- out dy -- ing, No sick -- ness, no sad -- ness, no dread and no cry -- ing. Caught up through the clouds with our Lord in -- to glo -- ry, When Je -- sus re -- ceives \"His own.\"", "prose": ["Oh, joy! oh, delight! should we go without dying,", "No sickness, no sadness, no dread and no crying.", "Caught up through the clouds with our Lord into glory,", "When Jesus receives \"His own.\""]}}, "refrain": {"syllabified": "O Lord Je -- sus, how long, how long Ere we shout the glad song, Christ re -- turn -- eth! Hal -- le -- lu -- jah! Hal -- le -- lu -- jah! A -- men. Hal -- le -- lu -- jah! A -- men.", "prose": ["O Lord Jesus, how long, how long", "Ere we shout the glad song,", "Christ returneth!", "Hallelujah! Hallelujah!", "Amen. Hallelujah! Amen."]}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}