{"slug": "joyful-joyful-we-adore-thee", "title": "Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee", "first_line": "Joyful, joyful, we adore Thee", "author": "henry-van-dyke", "author_date": "1907", "foot": "trochaic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 7, 8, 7], "doubled": true, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Adoration", "Joy", "Praise"], "scripture": ["Psalm 98:4-9"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "van-dyke-1907", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Henry van Dyke, 1907. US public domain (pub. pre-1929).", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "hymnary_ids": {"text_auth": "joyful_joyful_we_adore_thee", "total_instances": 302}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Joy -- ful, joy -- ful, we a -- dore Thee, God of glor -- y, Lord of love; Hearts un -- fold like flowers be -- fore Thee, o -- pening to the sun a -- bove. Melt the clouds of sin and sad -- ness; drive the dark of doubt a -- way; Giv -- er of im -- mor -- tal glad -- ness, fill us with the light of day!", "prose": ["Joyful, joyful, we adore Thee,", "God of glory, Lord of love;", "Hearts unfold like flowers before Thee,", "opening to the sun above.", "Melt the clouds of sin and sadness;", "drive the dark of doubt away;", "Giver of immortal gladness,", "fill us with the light of day!"]}, "2": {"syllabified": "All Thy works with joy sur -- round Thee, earth and heaven re -- flect Thy rays, Stars and an -- gels sing a -- round Thee, cen -- ter of un -- bro -- ken praise. Field and for -- est, vale and moun -- tain, flow -- ery mead -- ow, flash -- ing sea, Sing -- ing bird and flow -- ing foun -- tain call us to re -- joice in Thee.", "prose": ["All Thy works with joy surround Thee,", "earth and heaven reflect Thy rays,", "Stars and angels sing around Thee,", "center of unbroken praise.", "Field and forest, vale and mountain,", "flowery meadow, flashing sea,", "Singing bird and flowing fountain", "call us to rejoice in Thee."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Thou art giv -- ing and for -- giv -- ing, ev -- er bless -- ing, ev -- er blessed, Well -- spring of the joy of liv -- ing, o -- cean depth of hap -- py rest! Thou our Fa -- ther, Christ our Broth -- er, all who live in love are Thine; Teach us how to love each oth -- er, lift us to the joy div -- ine.", "prose": ["Thou art giving and forgiving,", "ever blessing, ever blessed,", "Wellspring of the joy of living,", "ocean depth of happy rest!", "Thou our Father, Christ our Brother,", "all who live in love are Thine;", "Teach us how to love each other,", "lift us to the joy divine."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Mor -- tals, join the ha -- ppy chor -- us, which the morn -- ing stars be -- gan; Fa -- ther love is reign -- ing o'er us, broth -- er love binds man to man. Ev -- er sing -- ing, march we on -- ward, vic -- tors in the midst of strife, Joy -- ful mu -- sic leads us Sun -- ward in the tri -- umph song of life.", "prose": ["Mortals, join the happy chorus,", "which the morning stars began;", "Father love is reigning o'er us,", "brother love binds man to man.", "Ever singing, march we onward,", "victors in the midst of strife,", "Joyful music leads us Sunward", "in the triumph song of life."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}