{"slug": "god-reigneth-let-the-earth-be-glad", "title": "God Reigneth, Let the Earth Be Glad", "first_line": "God reigneth, let the earth be glad", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 97, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 97"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "scottish-psalter-1650", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "encoding_origin": "reformed-standards/compendium (cross-verified against thewestminsterstandard.org)", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "The Psalms of David in Metre (Scottish Psalter), 1650 \u2014 Psalm 97. Committee versification (Rous revision); all contributors d. before 1700. Imported by tools/psalter_import.py: transcription cross-verified word-for-word against an independent edition; every line machine-scanned to the metre.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "God reign -- eth, let the earth be glad, and isles re -- joice each one. Dark clouds him com -- pass; and in right with judg -- ment dwells his throne.", "prose": ["God reigneth, let the earth be glad,", "and isles rejoice each one.", "Dark clouds him compass; and in right", "with judgment dwells his throne."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Fire goes be -- fore him, and his foes it burns up round a -- bout: His light -- nings ligh -- ten did the world; earth saw, and shook through -- out.", "prose": ["Fire goes before him, and his foes", "it burns up round about:", "His lightnings lighten did the world;", "earth saw, and shook throughout."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Hills at the pres -- ence of the Lord, like wax, did melt a -- way; Ev'n at the pres -- ence of the Lord of all the earth, I say.", "prose": ["Hills at the presence of the Lord,", "like wax, did melt away;", "Ev'n at the presence of the Lord", "of all the earth, I say."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "The heav'ns de -- clare his right -- eous -- ness, all men his glo -- ry see. All who serve grav -- en im -- ag -- es, con -- found -- ed let them be.", "prose": ["The heav'ns declare his righteousness,", "all men his glory see.", "All who serve graven images,", "confounded let them be."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "Who do of i -- dols boast them -- selves, let shame up -- on them fall: Ye that are call -- ed gods, see that ye do him wor -- ship all.", "prose": ["Who do of idols boast themselves,", "let shame upon them fall:", "Ye that are called gods, see that", "ye do him worship all."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "Zi -- on did hear, and joy -- ful was, glad Ju -- dah's daugh -- ters were; They much re -- joiced, O Lord, be -- cause thy judg -- ments did ap -- pear.", "prose": ["Zion did hear, and joyful was,", "glad Judah's daughters were;", "They much rejoiced, O Lord, because", "thy judgments did appear."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "For thou, O Lord, art high a -- bove all things on earth that are; A -- bove all oth -- er gods thou art ex -- al -- ted ver -- y far.", "prose": ["For thou, O Lord, art high above", "all things on earth that are;", "Above all other gods thou art", "exalted very far."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "Hate ill, all ye that love the Lord: his saints' souls keep -- eth he; And from the hands of wick -- ed men he sets them safe and free.", "prose": ["Hate ill, all ye that love the Lord:", "his saints' souls keepeth he;", "And from the hands of wicked men", "he sets them safe and free."]}, "9": {"syllabified": "For all those that be right -- e -- ous sown is a joy -- ful light, And glad -- ness sown is for all those that are in heart up -- right.", "prose": ["For all those that be righteous", "sown is a joyful light,", "And gladness sown is for all those", "that are in heart upright."]}, "10": {"syllabified": "Ye right -- eous, in the Lord re -- joice; ex -- press your thank -- ful -- ness, When ye in -- to your mem -- o -- ry do call his ho -- li -- ness.", "prose": ["Ye righteous, in the Lord rejoice;", "express your thankfulness,", "When ye into your memory", "do call his holiness."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}