{"slug": "hail-thou-once-despised-jesus", "title": "Hail, Thou Once Despised Jesus", "first_line": "Hail, Thou once despised Jesus", "author": "john-bakewell", "author_date": "1757", "adapter": "martin-madan", "adapter_date": "1760", "foot": "trochaic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 7, 8, 7], "doubled": true, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Jesus Christ", "Atonement", "Praise"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "cyberhymnal", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "John Bakewell, \"Hail, Thou once despised Jesus,\" 1757; completed and altered by Martin Madan, A Collection of Psalms and Hymns, 1760. Long public domain (Bakewell d. 1819, Madan d. 1790). All components pre-1931.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Hail Thou once de -- spis -- ed Je -- sus Hail Thou Gal -- i -- le -- an King Thou didst suf -- fer to re -- lease us Thou didst free sal -- va -- tion bring Hail Thou u -- ni -- ver -- sal Sav -- iour Bear -- er of our sin and shame By Thy mer -- its we find fa -- vor Life is giv -- en through Thy Name", "prose": ["Hail, Thou once despised Jesus!", "Hail, Thou Galilean King!", "Thou didst suffer to release us;", "Thou didst free salvation bring.", "Hail, Thou universal Saviour,", "Bearer of our sin and shame!", "By Thy merits we find favor;", "Life is given through Thy Name."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Pas -- chal Lamb by God ap -- point -- ed All our sins on Thee were laid By al -- might -- y love a -- noint -- ed Thou hast full a -- tone -- ment made All Thy peo -- ple are for -- giv -- en Through the vir -- tue of Thy blood O -- pened is the gate of Heav -- en Rec -- on -- ciled are we with God", "prose": ["Paschal Lamb, by God appointed,", "All our sins on Thee were laid;", "By almighty love anointed,", "Thou hast full atonement made.", "All Thy people are forgiven", "Through the virtue of Thy blood;", "Opened is the gate of Heaven,", "Reconciled are we with God."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Je -- sus hail en -- throned in glo -- ry There for -- ev -- er to a -- bide All the heav'n -- ly hosts a -- dore Thee Seat -- ed at Thy Fa -- ther's side There for sin -- ners Thou art plead -- ing There Thou dost our place pre -- pare Ev -- er for us in -- ter -- ced -- ing Till in glo -- ry we ap -- pear", "prose": ["Jesus, hail! enthroned in glory,", "There forever to abide;", "All the heav'nly hosts adore Thee,", "Seated at Thy Father's side.", "There for sinners Thou art pleading,", "There Thou dost our place prepare;", "Ever for us interceding,", "Till in glory we appear."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Wor -- ship hon -- or pow'r and bless -- ing Thou art wor -- thy to re -- ceive High -- est prais -- es with -- out ceas -- ing Right it is for us to give Help ye bright an -- gel -- ic spir -- its Bring your sweet -- est no -- blest lays Help to sing our Sav -- iour's mer -- its Help to chant Im -- man -- uel's praise", "prose": ["Worship, honor, power, and blessing", "Thou art worthy to receive;", "Highest praises, without ceasing,", "Right it is for us to give.", "Help, ye bright angelic spirits,", "Bring your sweetest, noblest lays;", "Help to sing our Saviour's merits,", "Help to chant Immanuel's praise!"]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}