{"slug": "great-is-the-lord-and-greatly-he", "title": "Great Is the Lord, and Greatly He", "first_line": "Great is the Lord, and greatly he", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 48, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 48"], "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 48. 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": "Great is the Lord, and great -- ly he is to be prais -- ed still, With -- in the cit -- y of our God, up -- on his ho -- ly hill.", "prose": ["Great is the Lord, and greatly he", "is to be praised still,", "Within the city of our God,", "upon his holy hill."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Mount Zi -- on stands most beau -- ti -- ful, the joy of all the land; The cit -- y of the might -- y King on her north side doth stand.", "prose": ["Mount Zion stands most beautiful,", "the joy of all the land;", "The city of the mighty King", "on her north side doth stand."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "The Lord with -- in her pal -- ac -- es is for a ref -- uge known. For, lo, the kings that gath -- ered were to -- geth -- er, by have gone.", "prose": ["The Lord within her palaces", "is for a refuge known.", "For, lo, the kings that gathered were", "together, by have gone."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "But when they did be -- hold the same, they, won -- d'ring, would not stay; But, be -- ing trou -- bled at the sight, they thence did haste a -- way.", "prose": ["But when they did behold the same,", "they, wond'ring, would not stay;", "But, being troubled at the sight,", "they thence did haste away."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "Great ter -- ror there took hold on them; they were po -- ssessed with fear; Their grief came like a wom -- an's pain, when she a child doth bear.", "prose": ["Great terror there took hold on them;", "they were possessed with fear;", "Their grief came like a woman's pain,", "when she a child doth bear."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "Thou Tar -- shish ships with east wind break'st: As we have heard it told, So, in the cit -- y of the Lord, our eyes did it be -- hold;", "prose": ["Thou Tarshish ships with east wind break'st:", "As we have heard it told,", "So, in the city of the Lord,", "our eyes did it behold;"]}, "7": {"syllabified": "In our God's cit -- y, which his hand for ev -- er stab -- lish will. We of thy lov -- ing -- kind -- ness thought, Lord, in thy tem -- ple still.", "prose": ["In our God's city, which his hand", "for ever stablish will.", "We of thy loving-kindness thought,", "Lord, in thy temple still."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "O Lord, ac -- cord -- ing to thy name, through all the earth's thy praise; And thy right hand, O Lord, is full of right -- eous -- ness al -- ways.", "prose": ["O Lord, according to thy name,", "through all the earth's thy praise;", "And thy right hand, O Lord, is full", "of righteousness always."]}, "9": {"syllabified": "Be -- cause thy judg -- ments are made known, let Zi -- on mount re -- joice; Of Ju -- dah let the daugh -- ters all send forth a cheer -- ful voice.", "prose": ["Because thy judgments are made known,", "let Zion mount rejoice;", "Of Judah let the daughters all", "send forth a cheerful voice."]}, "10": {"syllabified": "Walk a -- bout Zi -- on, and go round; the high tow'rs there -- of tell: Con -- sid -- er ye her pal -- ac -- es, and mark her bul -- warks well;", "prose": ["Walk about Zion, and go round;", "the high tow'rs thereof tell:", "Consider ye her palaces,", "and mark her bulwarks well;"]}, "11": {"syllabified": "That ye may tell pos -- ter -- i -- ty. For this God doth a -- bide Our God for ev -- er -- more; he will ev'n un -- to death us guide.", "prose": ["That ye may tell posterity.", "For this God doth abide", "Our God for evermore; he will", "ev'n unto death us guide."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}