{"slug": "o-all-ye-peoples-bless-our-god", "title": "The Obligations of Grace", "first_line": "O all ye peoples, bless our God", "author_source": "The Psalter, 1912", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": true, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 66, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 66"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "psalter-1912", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "encoding_origin": "hymnary.org (selection 174) via the Wayback Machine; cross-verified against two independently scanned printings (archive.org OCR)", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "The Psalter, United Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1912 \u2014 Psalm 66, selection 174. Imported by tools/psalter1912_import.py: word-bag attested by both scans; every line machine-scanned to the metre.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "O all ye peo -- ples, bless our God, A -- loud pro -- claim His praise, Who safe -- ly holds our soul in life And stead -- fast makes our ways. Thou, Lord, hast proved and test -- ed us As sil -- ver tried by fire Thy hand has made our bur -- den great And thwart -- ed our de -- sire", "prose": ["O all ye peoples, bless our God,", "Aloud proclaim His praise,", "Who safely holds our soul in life", "And steadfast makes our ways.", "Thou, Lord, hast proved and tested us", "As silver tried by fire", "Thy hand has made our burden great", "And thwarted our desire"]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Thro' pain and trou -- ble Thou hast led, And hum -- bled all our pride; But, in the end, to lib -- er -- ty And wealth Thy hand did guide. Here in Thy house I give to Thee The life that Thou dost bless, And pay the sol -- emn vows I made When I was in dis -- tress.", "prose": ["Thro' pain and trouble Thou hast led,", "And humbled all our pride;", "But, in the end, to liberty", "And wealth Thy hand did guide.", "Here in Thy house I give to Thee", "The life that Thou dost bless,", "And pay the solemn vows I made", "When I was in distress."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Come, ye that fear the Lord, and hear What He has done for me; My cry for help is turned to praise, For He has set me free. If in my heart I sin re -- gard, My prayer He will not hear; But tru -- ly God has heard my voice, My prayer has reached His ear.", "prose": ["Come, ye that fear the Lord, and hear", "What He has done for me;", "My cry for help is turned to praise,", "For He has set me free.", "If in my heart I sin regard,", "My prayer He will not hear;", "But truly God has heard my voice,", "My prayer has reached His ear."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "O let the Lord, our gra -- cious God, For -- ev -- er bless -- ed be, Who has not turned my prayer from Him, Nor yet His grace from me. O all ye peo -- ples, bless our God, A -- loud pro -- claim His praise, Who safe -- ly holds our soul in life, And stead -- fast makes our ways.", "prose": ["O let the Lord, our gracious God,", "Forever blessed be,", "Who has not turned my prayer from Him,", "Nor yet His grace from me.", "O all ye peoples, bless our God,", "Aloud proclaim His praise,", "Who safely holds our soul in life,", "And steadfast makes our ways."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}