{"slug": "ill-praise-my-maker-while-ive-breath", "title": "I'll Praise My Maker While I've Breath", "first_line": "I'll praise my Maker while I've breath", "author": "isaac-watts", "author_date": "1719", "adapter": "john-wesley", "adapter_date": "1737", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Praise", "Worship", "Adoration"], "scripture": ["Psalm 146"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "cyberhymnal", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Isaac Watts, a paraphrase of Psalm 146 (\"I'll praise my Maker while I've breath\"), from The Psalms of David Imitated, 1719; altered by John Wesley (A Collection of Psalms and Hymns, 1737). Long public domain. Paired here with the tune OLD 113TH via The Cyber Hymnal.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "I'll praise my Mak -- er while I've breath And when my voice is lost in death Praise shall em -- ploy my no -- bler pow'rs My days of praise shall ne'er be past While life and thought and be -- ing last Or im -- mor -- tal -- i -- ty en -- dures", "prose": ["I'll praise my Maker while I've breath,", "And when my voice is lost in death,", "Praise shall employ my nobler pow'rs;", "My days of praise shall ne'er be past,", "While life, and thought, and being last,", "Or immortality endures."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Hap -- py the man whose hopes re -- ly On Is -- rael's God He made the sky And earth and seas with all their train His truth for -- ev -- er stands se -- cure He saves th'op -- pressed He feeds the poor And none shall find His prom -- ise vain", "prose": ["Happy the man whose hopes rely", "On Israel's God; He made the sky,", "And earth, and seas, with all their train;", "His truth forever stands secure,", "He saves th'oppressed, He feeds the poor,", "And none shall find His promise vain."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "The Lord hath eyes to give the blind The Lord sup -- ports the sink -- ing mind He sends the la -- b'ring con -- science peace He helps the stran -- ger in dis -- tress The wid -- ow and the fa -- ther -- less And grants the pris -- 'ner sweet re -- lease", "prose": ["The Lord hath eyes to give the blind;", "The Lord supports the sinking mind;", "He sends the lab'ring conscience peace;", "He helps the stranger in distress,", "The widow and the fatherless,", "And grants the pris'ner sweet release."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "He loves His saints He knows them well But turns the wick -- ed down to hell Thy God O Zi -- on ev -- er reigns Let ev -- ery tongue let ev -- ery age In this ex -- alt -- ed work en -- gage Praise Him in ev -- er -- last -- ing strains", "prose": ["He loves His saints, He knows them well,", "But turns the wicked down to hell;", "Thy God, O Zion, ever reigns;", "Let every tongue, let every age,", "In this exalted work engage;", "Praise Him in everlasting strains."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "I'll praise Him while He lends me breath And when my voice is lost in death Praise shall em -- ploy my no -- bler pow'rs My days of praise shall ne'er be past While life and thought and be -- ing last Or im -- mor -- tal -- i -- ty en -- dures", "prose": ["I'll praise Him while He lends me breath,", "And when my voice is lost in death,", "Praise shall employ my nobler pow'rs;", "My days of praise shall ne'er be past,", "While life, and thought, and being last,", "Or immortality endures."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}