{"slug": "god-whose-almighty-word", "title": "God, Whose Almighty Word", "first_line": "God, whose almighty word Chaos and darkness heard And", "author": "john-marriott", "author_date": "1911", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [6, 6, 4, 6, 6, 6, 4], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Activity", "Charity", "Christian Life", "Commitment"], "scripture": ["Isaiah 6:8", "Matthew 9:37-39", "Luke 10:2-9", "John 4:34-38"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "oh-source-1931", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Open Hymnal X:291; all components published pre-1931 (latest year 1911).", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "God, whose al -- might -- y word Cha -- os and dark -- ness heard And took their flight: Hear us, we hum -- ble pray, And where the Gos -- pel day Sheds not its glor -- ious ray, Let there be light!", "prose": ["God, whose almighty word", "Chaos and darkness heard", "And took their flight:", "Hear us, we humble pray,", "And where the Gospel day", "Sheds not its glorious ray,", "Let there be light!"]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Lord, who once came to bring, On your re -- deem -- ing wing, Heal -- ing and sight, Health to the sick in mind, Sight to the in -- ly blind: Oh, now to hu -- man -- kind Let there be light!", "prose": ["Lord, who once came to bring,", "On your redeeming wing,", "Healing and sight,", "Health to the sick in mind,", "Sight to the inly blind:", "Oh, now to humankind", "Let there be light!"]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Spir -- it of truth and love, Life giv -- ing, ho -- ly dove, Speed forth your flight; Move on the wa -- ter's face, Bear -- ing the lamp of grace, And in earth's dark -- est place Let there be light!", "prose": ["Spirit of truth and love,", "Life giving, holy dove,", "Speed forth your flight;", "Move on the water's face,", "Bearing the lamp of grace,", "And in earth's darkest place", "Let there be light!"]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Ho -- ly and bless -- ed three, Glo -- ri -- ous Trin -- i -- ty, Wis -- dom, love, might! Bound -- less as o -- cean's tide, Rol -- ling in full -- est pride, Through the earth, far and wide, Let there be light!", "prose": ["Holy and blessed three,", "Glorious Trinity,", "Wisdom, love, might!", "Boundless as ocean's tide,", "Rolling in fullest pride,", "Through the earth, far and wide,", "Let there be light!"]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}