{"slug": "god-himself-is-present", "title": "God Himself is Present", "first_line": "God Himself is present: Let us now adore Him", "author": "gerhard-tersteegen", "author_date": "1918", "translator": "frederick-w-foster-and-john-miller", "translator_date": "1918", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [6, 6, 8, 6, 6, 8, 3, 3, 6, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Aspiration", "Christian Life", "Commitment", "Consecration"], "scripture": ["1Cor 6:19-20", "1Jn 1:5-7", "1Pt 2:5-9", "Ez 36:27"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "oh-source-1931", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Open Hymnal X:23; all components published pre-1931 (latest year 1918).", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "God Him -- self is pres -- ent: Let us now a -- dore Him, And with awe ap -- pear be -- fore Him. God is in His tem -- ple, all with -- in keep si -- lence, Pro -- strate lie with deep -- est rev -- erence. Him a -- lone God we own, Him our God and Sav -- ior; Praise His name for -- ev -- er.", "prose": ["God Himself is present:", "Let us now adore Him,", "And with awe appear before Him.", "God is in His temple,", "all within keep silence,", "Prostrate lie with deepest reverence.", "Him alone", "God we own,", "Him our God and Savior;", "Praise His name forever."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "God Him -- self is pres -- ent: Hear the harps re -- sound -- ing! See the crowds the throne sur -- round -- ing! \"Ho -- ly, ho -- ly, ho -- ly\", hear the hymn as -- cend -- ing, An -- gels, saints, their voic -- es blend -- ing! Bow Thine ear to us here: Hear, O Christ, the prais -- es That Thy Church now rai -- ses.", "prose": ["God Himself is present:", "Hear the harps resounding!", "See the crowds the throne surrounding!", "\"Holy, holy, holy\",", "hear the hymn ascending,", "Angels, saints, their voices blending!", "Bow Thine ear", "to us here:", "Hear, O Christ, the praises", "That Thy Church now raises."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "O Thou fount of bless -- ing, Pur -- i -- fy my spir -- it; Trust -- ing on -- ly in Thy mer -- it, Like the ho -- ly an -- gels Who be -- hold Thy glo -- ry, May I cease -- less -- ly a -- dore Thee, Let Thy will Ev -- er still Rule Thy Church ter -- res -- trial, As the hosts ce -- les -- tial.", "prose": ["O Thou fount of blessing,", "Purify my spirit;", "Trusting only in Thy merit,", "Like the holy angels", "Who behold Thy glory,", "May I ceaselessly adore Thee,", "Let Thy will", "Ever still", "Rule Thy Church terrestrial,", "As the hosts celestial."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}