{"slug": "glorious-things-of-thee-are-spoken", "title": "Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken", "first_line": "Glorious things of thee are spoken", "author": "john-newton", "author_date": "1779", "foot": "trochaic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 7, 8, 7], "doubled": true, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["The Church", "Zion", "God, Providence of"], "scripture": ["Psalm 87:3"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "olney-hymns-1779", "source_kind": "gutenberg", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "John Newton, Olney Hymns, 1779. Author d. 1807.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "hymnary_ids": {"text_auth": "glorious_things_of_thee_are_spoken", "total_instances": 1376}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Glo -- rious things of thee are spo -- ken, Zi -- on cit -- y of our God; He, Whose Word can -- not be bro -- ken Formed thee for His Own a -- bode: On the Rock of A -- ges found -- ed, What can shake thy sure re -- pose? With sal -- va -- tion's walls sur -- round -- ed, Thou mayst smile at all thy foes.", "prose": ["Glorious things of thee are spoken,", "Zion city of our God;", "He, Whose Word cannot be broken", "Formed thee for His Own abode:", "On the Rock of Ages founded,", "What can shake thy sure repose?", "With salvation's walls surrounded,", "Thou mayst smile at all thy foes."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "See, the streams of liv -- ing wa -- ters, Spring -- ing from E -- ter -- nal Love, Well supp -- ly thy sons and daugh -- ters, And all fear of want re -- move: Who can faint, while such a riv -- er Ev -- er will their thirst as -- suage? Grace, which, like the Lord the Giv -- er, Nev -- er fails from age to age.", "prose": ["See, the streams of living waters,", "Springing from Eternal Love,", "Well supply thy sons and daughters,", "And all fear of want remove:", "Who can faint, while such a river", "Ever will their thirst assuage?", "Grace, which, like the Lord the Giver,", "Never fails from age to age."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Round each hab -- i -- ta -- tion hov -- 'ring, See the cloud and fire ap -- pear, For a glo -- ry and a cov -- 'ring: Show -- ing that the Lord is near. Thus de -- riv -- ing from their ban -- ner Light by night, and shade by day, Safe they feed up -- on the man -- na, Which He gives them on their way.", "prose": ["Round each habitation hov'ring,", "See the cloud and fire appear,", "For a glory and a cov'ring:", "Showing that the Lord is near.", "Thus deriving from their banner", "Light by night, and shade by day,", "Safe they feed upon the manna,", "Which He gives them on their way."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Sav -- ior, if of Zi -- on's cit -- y I, through grace, a mem -- ber am, Let the world de -- ride or pit -- y, I will glo -- ry in Thy Name: Fad -- ing is the world -- ling's pleas -- ure, All his boast -- ed pomp and show: Sol -- id joys and last -- ing trea -- sure None but Zi -- on's child -- ren know.", "prose": ["Savior, if of Zion's city", "I, through grace, a member am,", "Let the world deride or pity,", "I will glory in Thy Name:", "Fading is the worldling's pleasure,", "All his boasted pomp and show:", "Solid joys and lasting treasure", "None but Zion's children know."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}