{"slug": "o-for-a-thousand-tongues-to-sing", "title": "O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing", "first_line": "O for a thousand tongues to sing", "author": "charles-wesley", "author_date": "1740", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Praise", "Testimony"], "scripture": ["Psalm 35:28"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "mason-modern-psalmist-1839", "source_kind": "hand_encoded", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Charles Wesley, 1740. Author d. 1788.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "hymnary_ids": {"text_auth": "o_for_a_thousand_tongues_to_sing_my", "total_instances": 1897}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "O for a thou -- sand tongues to sing My great Re -- deem -- er\u2019s praise, The glo -- ries of my God and King, The tri -- umphs of His grace!", "prose": ["O for a thousand tongues to sing", "My great Redeemer\u2019s praise,", "The glories of my God and King,", "The triumphs of His grace!"]}, "2": {"syllabified": "My gra -- cious Mas -- ter and my God, A -- ssist me to pro -- claim, To spread through all the earth a -- broad The hon -- ors of Thy name.", "prose": ["My gracious Master and my God,", "Assist me to proclaim,", "To spread through all the earth abroad", "The honors of Thy name."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Je -- sus! the name that charms our fears, That bids our sor -- rows cease; \u2019Tis mu -- sic in the sin -- ner\u2019s ears, \u2019Tis life, and health, and peace.", "prose": ["Jesus! the name that charms our fears,", "That bids our sorrows cease;", "\u2019Tis music in the sinner\u2019s ears,", "\u2019Tis life, and health, and peace."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "He breaks the pow\u2019r of can -- celed sin, He sets the pris -- oner free; His blood can make the foul -- est clean, His blood a -- vailed for me.", "prose": ["He breaks the pow\u2019r of canceled sin,", "He sets the prisoner free;", "His blood can make the foulest clean,", "His blood availed for me."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "He speaks, and, lis -- tening to His voice, New life the dead re -- ceive, The mourn -- ful, bro -- ken hearts re -- joice, The hum -- ble poor be -- lieve.", "prose": ["He speaks, and, listening to His voice,", "New life the dead receive,", "The mournful, broken hearts rejoice,", "The humble poor believe."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}