{"slug": "o-god-be-thy-anointed-son", "title": "The Blessings of Immanuel's Reign", "first_line": "O God, be Thy Anointed Son", "author_source": "The Psalter, 1912", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 8, 8, 8], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 72, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 72"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "psalter-1912", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "encoding_origin": "hymnary.org (selection 198) 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 72, selection 198. 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 God, be Thy A -- noint -- ed Son With truth and right -- eous -- ness en -- dowed, That jus -- tice may on earth be done, The meek pro -- tec -- ted from the proud.", "prose": ["O God, be Thy Anointed Son", "With truth and righteousness endowed,", "That justice may on earth be done,", "The meek protected from the proud."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Then o -- ver moun -- tain side and plain Shall peace spring forth from right -- eous -- ness; The poor man's cause will He main -- tain, And save the week, that none op -- press.", "prose": ["Then over mountain side and plain", "Shall peace spring forth from righteousness;", "The poor man's cause will He maintain,", "And save the week, that none oppress."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Then shall Thy fear on earth be known Long as the sun and moon shall shine; While end -- less gen -- er -- a -- tions run King -- dom and glo -- ry shall be Thine.", "prose": ["Then shall Thy fear on earth be known", "Long as the sun and moon shall shine;", "While endless generations run", "Kingdom and glory shall be Thine."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Like co -- pious rain in time of dearth, So shall His gra -- cious com -- ing be; As gen -- tle show'rs that cheer the earth, So He shall bring pros -- per -- i -- ty.", "prose": ["Like copious rain in time of dearth,", "So shall His gracious coming be;", "As gentle show'rs that cheer the earth,", "So He shall bring prosperity."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "The just shall flour -- ish in His day, And ev -- er -- more shall peace ex -- tend; From sea to sea shall be His sway, And to the earth's re -- mot -- est end.", "prose": ["The just shall flourish in His day,", "And evermore shall peace extend;", "From sea to sea shall be His sway,", "And to the earth's remotest end."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "The des -- ert lands to Him shall bow, And all the is -- lands of the sea, And kings with gifts shall pay their vow, His en -- e -- mies shall bend the knee.", "prose": ["The desert lands to Him shall bow,", "And all the islands of the sea,", "And kings with gifts shall pay their vow,", "His enemies shall bend the knee."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "In great com -- pas -- sion for the weak He ev -- er will main -- tain their right, Will help the poor and save the meek; Their lives are pre -- cious in His sight.", "prose": ["In great compassion for the weak", "He ever will maintain their right,", "Will help the poor and save the meek;", "Their lives are precious in His sight."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}