{"slug": "lord-of-life-all-praise-excelling", "title": "Lord of Life, All Praise Excelling", "first_line": "Lord of life, all praise excelling, Thou, in glory", "author": "clement-c-moore", "author_date": "1906", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 7, 8, 7], "doubled": true, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["God, Care of", "Praise, Father", "Praise, Son", "Praise, Holy Spirit"], "scripture": ["Romans 13:11", "Psalm 17:15", "Psalm 148:1-2", "Ephesians 1:3"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "oh-source-1931", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Open Hymnal X:257; all components published pre-1931 (latest year 1906).", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "hymnary_ids": {"text_auth": "lord_of_life_all_praise_excelling", "total_instances": 24}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Lord of life, all praise ex -- cel -- ling, Thou, in glo -- ry un -- con -- fined, Deignst to make Thy hum -- ble dwell -- ing With the poor of hum -- ble mind. As Thy love, through all cre -- a -- tion, Beams like Thy dif -- fu -- sive light; So the high and hum -- ble sta -- tion Both are e -- qual in Thy sight.", "prose": ["Lord of life, all praise excelling,", "Thou, in glory unconfined,", "Deignst to make Thy humble dwelling", "With the poor of humble mind.", "As Thy love, through all creation,", "Beams like Thy diffusive light;", "So the high and humble station", "Both are equal in Thy sight."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Thus Thy care, for all pro -- vid -- ing, Warmed Thy faith -- ful proph -- et's tongue; Who, the lot of all de -- cid -- ing, To Thy cho -- sen Is -- rael sung. When Thy har -- vest yields Thee plea -- sure, Thou the gol -- den sheaf shalt bind; To the poor be -- longs the trea -- sure Of the scat -- tered ears be -- hind.", "prose": ["Thus Thy care, for all providing,", "Warmed Thy faithful prophet's tongue;", "Who, the lot of all deciding,", "To Thy chosen Israel sung.", "When Thy harvest yields Thee pleasure,", "Thou the golden sheaf shalt bind;", "To the poor belongs the treasure", "Of the scattered ears behind."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Still we read Thy Word de -- clar -- ing Mer -- cy, Lord, Thine own de -- cree; Mer -- cy ev -- 'ry sor -- row shar -- ing, Warms the heart res -- emb -- ling Thee. Still the or -- phan and the stran -- ger, Still the wid -- ow owns Thy care; Screened by Thee in ev -- 'ry dan -- ger, Heard by Thee in ev -- 'ry prayer.", "prose": ["Still we read Thy Word declaring", "Mercy, Lord, Thine own decree;", "Mercy ev'ry sorrow sharing,", "Warms the heart resembling Thee.", "Still the orphan and the stranger,", "Still the widow owns Thy care;", "Screened by Thee in ev'ry danger,", "Heard by Thee in ev'ry prayer."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}