{"slug": "great-god-what-do-i-see-and-hear", "title": "Great God, What Do I See and Hear", "first_line": "Great God, what do I see and hear", "author": "william-collyer", "author_date": "1812", "adapter": "thomas-cotterill", "adapter_date": "1820", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 8, 7], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Judgment", "Advent", "Second Coming"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "cyberhymnal", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Stanza 1 anonymous (Sheffield Psalms & Hymns, 1802); the remaining stanzas by William Bengo Collyer (1812), as altered by Thomas Cotterill (A Selection of Psalms and Hymns, 1820). An English judgment hymn traditionally sung to Luther's tune NUN FREUT EUCH. Text from The Cyber Hymnal. All components pre-1931.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Great God, what do I see and hear! The end of things cre -- at -- ed!\n      The Judge of man -- kind doth ap -- pear On clouds of glo -- ry seat -- ed!\n      The trum -- pet sounds; the graves re -- store The dead which they con -- tained\n      be -- fore: Pre -- pare, my soul, to meet Him.", "prose": ["Great God, what do I see and hear!", "The end of things created!", "The Judge of mankind doth appear", "On clouds of glory seated!", "The trumpet sounds; the graves restore", "The dead which they contained before:", "Prepare, my soul, to meet Him."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "The dead in Christ shall first a -- rise, At the last trum -- pet's\n      sound -- ing, Caught up to meet Him in the skies, With joy their Lord sur --\n      round -- ing; No gloom -- y fears their souls dis -- may; His pres -- ence sheds\n      e -- ter -- nal day On those pre -- pared to meet Him.", "prose": ["The dead in Christ shall first arise,", "At the last trumpet's sounding,", "Caught up to meet Him in the skies,", "With joy their Lord surrounding;", "No gloomy fears their souls dismay;", "His presence sheds eternal day", "On those prepared to meet Him."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "But sin -- ners, filled with guilt -- y fears, Be -- hold His wrath\n      pre -- vail -- ing; For they shall rise, and find their tears And sighs are un\n      -- a -- vail -- ing: The day of grace is past and gone; Trem -- bling, they\n      stand be -- fore the throne, All un -- pre -- pared to meet Him.", "prose": ["But sinners, filled with guilty fears,", "Behold His wrath prevailing;", "For they shall rise, and find their tears", "And sighs are unavailing:", "The day of grace is past and gone;", "Trembling, they stand before the throne,", "All unprepared to meet Him."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Great God, what do I see and hear! The end of things cre -- at -- ed!\n      The Judge of man -- kind doth ap -- pear On clouds of glo -- ry seat -- ed!\n      Be -- neath His cross I view the day When heav'n and earth shall pass a -- way,\n      And thus pre -- pare to meet Him.", "prose": ["Great God, what do I see and hear!", "The end of things created!", "The Judge of mankind doth appear", "On clouds of glory seated!", "Beneath His cross I view the day", "When heav'n and earth shall pass away,", "And thus prepare to meet Him."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}