{"slug": "in-his-temple-now-behold-him", "title": "In His Temple Now Behold Him", "first_line": "In His temple now behold Him, See the long", "author": "verses-1-3-henry-j-pye", "author_date": "1853", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 7], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Christmas/Advent", "Crown", "God, As King", "Jesus"], "scripture": ["Matthew 2:1-11", "Mic 5:2-4"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "oh-source-1931", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Open Hymnal X:75; all components published pre-1931 (latest year 1853).", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "In His tem -- ple now be -- hold Him, See the long ex -- pect -- ed Lord; An -- cient proph -- ets had fore -- told Him; God has now ful -- filled His word. Now to praise Him, His re -- deem -- ed Shall break forth with one ac -- cord.", "prose": ["In His temple now behold Him,", "See the long expected Lord;", "Ancient prophets had foretold Him;", "God has now fulfilled His word.", "Now to praise Him, His redeemed", "Shall break forth with one accord."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "In the arms of her who bore Him, Vir -- gin pure, be -- hold Him lie, While his ag -- ed saints a -- dore Him Ere in faith and hope they die. Ha -- lle -- lu -- jah! Ha -- lle -- lu -- jah! Lo, th'in -- car -- nate God most high.", "prose": ["In the arms of her who bore Him,", "Virgin pure, behold Him lie,", "While his aged saints adore Him", "Ere in faith and hope they die.", "Hallelujah! Hallelujah!", "Lo, th'incarnate God most high."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Je -- sus, by Thy pres -- en -- ta -- tion, Thou, who didst for us en -- dure, Make us see our great sal -- va -- tion, Seal us with Thy prom -- ise sure. And pre -- sent us in Thy glo -- ry To Thy Fa -- ther, cleansed and pure.", "prose": ["Jesus, by Thy presentation,", "Thou, who didst for us endure,", "Make us see our great salvation,", "Seal us with Thy promise sure.", "And present us in Thy glory", "To Thy Father, cleansed and pure."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Prince and Au -- thor of sal -- va -- tion, Be Thy bound -- less love our theme! Je -- sus, praise to Thee be giv -- en By the world Thou didst re -- deem. With the Fa -- ther and the Spir -- it, Lord of maj -- es -- ty su -- preme!", "prose": ["Prince and Author of salvation,", "Be Thy boundless love our theme!", "Jesus, praise to Thee be given", "By the world Thou didst redeem.", "With the Father and the Spirit,", "Lord of majesty supreme!"]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}