{"slug": "jesus-king-of-glory", "title": "Jesus, King of Glory", "first_line": "Jesus, King of glory, throned above the sky, Jesus", "author": "w-hope-davison", "author_date": "1921", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [6, 5, 6, 5], "doubled": true, "refrain": true, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Angels", "Children", "Crown", "God, As King"], "scripture": ["Zechariah 9:9-10", "Psalm 72:8", "Revelation 22:3-5", "1 Corinthians 15:22-28"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "oh-source-1931", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Open Hymnal X:168; all components published pre-1931 (latest year 1921).", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "hymnary_ids": {"text_auth": "jesus_king_of_glory", "total_instances": 74}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Je -- sus, King of glo -- ry, throned a -- bove the sky, Je -- sus, ten -- der Sav -- ior, hear Thy child -- ren cry. Par -- don our trans -- gres -- sions, cleanse us from our sin, By Thy Spir -- it help us heav'n -- ly life to win.", "prose": ["Jesus, King of glory,", "throned above the sky,", "Jesus, tender Savior,", "hear Thy children cry.", "Pardon our transgressions,", "cleanse us from our sin,", "By Thy Spirit help us", "heav'nly life to win."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "On this day of glad -- ness, Bend -- ing low the knee In thine earth -- ly tem -- ple, Lord, we wor -- ship thee; Cel -- e -- brate thy good -- ness, Mer -- cy, grace, and truth, All thy lov -- ing guid -- ance Of our heed -- less youth.", "prose": ["On this day of gladness,", "Bending low the knee", "In thine earthly temple,", "Lord, we worship thee;", "Celebrate thy goodness,", "Mercy, grace, and truth,", "All thy loving guidance", "Of our heedless youth."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "For the lit -- tle child -- ren Who have come to thee; For the glad, bright spir -- its Who thy glo -- ry see; For the loved ones rest -- ing In thy dear em -- brace; For the pure and ho -- ly Who be -- hold thy face,", "prose": ["For the little children", "Who have come to thee;", "For the glad, bright spirits", "Who thy glory see;", "For the loved ones resting", "In thy dear embrace;", "For the pure and holy", "Who behold thy face,"]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Help us ev -- er stead -- fast in the faith to be: In Thy Church -- 's con -- flicts fight -- ing val -- iant -- ly. Lov -- ing Sav -- ior, streng -- then these weak hearts of ours, Through Thy cross to con -- quer craf -- ty ev -- il powers.", "prose": ["Help us ever steadfast", "in the faith to be:", "In Thy Church's conflicts", "fighting valiantly.", "Loving Savior, strengthen", "these weak hearts of ours,", "Through Thy cross to conquer", "crafty evil powers."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "When the shad -- ows leng -- then, show us, Lord, Thy way; Through the dark -- ness lead us to the heav'n -- ly day; When our course is fin -- ished, end -- ed all the strife, Grant us, with the faith -- ful, palms and crowns of life.", "prose": ["When the shadows lengthen,", "show us, Lord, Thy way;", "Through the darkness lead us", "to the heav'nly day;", "When our course is finished,", "ended all the strife,", "Grant us, with the faithful,", "palms and crowns of life."]}}, "refrain": {"syllabified": "Je -- sus, King of glo -- ry, throned a -- bove the sky, Je -- sus, ten -- der Sav -- ior, hear Thy child -- ren cry.", "prose": ["Jesus, King of glory,", "throned above the sky,", "Jesus, tender Savior,", "hear Thy children cry."]}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}