{"slug": "good-christian-men-rejoice", "title": "Good Christian Men, Rejoice", "first_line": "Good Christian Men, Rejoice", "author": "john-mason-neale", "author_date": "1853", "foot": "trochaic", "meter": {"pattern": [6, 6, 7, 7, 7, 8, 5, 5], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Christmas", "Nativity", "Joy"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "cyberhymnal", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "John Mason Neale (1818-1866), \"Good Christian Men, Rejoice\" (1853), a free English carol on the medieval macaronic \"In dulci jubilo\" (German/Latin, 14th century). Text from The Cyber Hymnal. All components pre-1931.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Good Chris -- tian men, re -- joice With heart and soul and voice; Give ye heed to what we say: Je -- sus Christ is born to -- day; Ox and ass be -- fore Him bow, And He is in the man -- ger now. Christ is born to -- day! Christ is born to -- day!", "prose": ["Good Christian men, rejoice", "With heart and soul and voice;", "Give ye heed to what we say:", "Jesus Christ is born today;", "Ox and ass before Him bow,", "And He is in the manger now.", "Christ is born today!", "Christ is born today!"]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Good Chris -- tian men, re -- joice With heart and soul and voice; Now ye hear of end -- less bliss: Je -- sus Christ was born for this! He hath oped the heav'n -- ly door, And man is bless -- ed ev -- er -- more. Christ was born for this! Christ was born for this!", "prose": ["Good Christian men, rejoice", "With heart and soul and voice;", "Now ye hear of endless bliss:", "Jesus Christ was born for this!", "He hath oped the heav'nly door,", "And man is blessed evermore.", "Christ was born for this!", "Christ was born for this!"]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Good Chris -- tian men, re -- joice With heart and soul and voice; Now ye need not fear the grave: Je -- sus Christ was born to save! Calls you one and calls you all, To gain His ev -- er -- last -- ing hall. Christ was born to save! Christ was born to save!", "prose": ["Good Christian men, rejoice", "With heart and soul and voice;", "Now ye need not fear the grave:", "Jesus Christ was born to save!", "Calls you one and calls you all,", "To gain His everlasting hall.", "Christ was born to save!", "Christ was born to save!"]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}