{"slug": "o-god-most-holy-are-thy-ways", "title": "The Wonderful Deeds of God", "first_line": "O God, most holy are Thy ways", "author_source": "The Psalter, 1912", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 77, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 77"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "psalter-1912", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "encoding_origin": "The Psalter (1912), selection 211 ('The Wonderful Deeds of God', Psalm 77:13-20), via The Cyber Hymnal / Blue Letter Bible and hymnary.org (PS1912/211)", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "The Psalter, United Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1912 - Psalm 77:13-20, selection 211 ('The Wonderful Deeds of God'), anonymous. US public domain by pre-1931 publication. Original archaic-pronoun text (not the 1990 Trinity Hymnal revision).", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "O God, most ho -- ly are Thy ways, And who like Thee de -- serves my praise? Thou on -- ly do -- est won -- drous things, The whole wide world Thy glo -- ry sings; Thine out -- stretched arm Thy peo -- ple saved, Though sore dis -- tressed and long en -- slaved.", "prose": ["O God, most holy are Thy ways,", "And who like Thee deserves my praise?", "Thou only doest wondrous things,", "The whole wide world Thy glory sings;", "Thine outstretched arm Thy people saved,", "Though sore distressed and long enslaved."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "O God, from Thee the wa -- ters fled, The depths were moved with might -- y dread, The swell -- ing clouds their tor -- rents poured, And o'er the earth the tem -- pest roared; 'Mid light -- ning's flash and thun -- der's sound Great trem -- bling shook the sol -- id ground.", "prose": ["O God, from Thee the waters fled,", "The depths were moved with mighty dread,", "The swelling clouds their torrents poured,", "And o'er the earth the tempest roared;", "'Mid lightning's flash and thunder's sound", "Great trembling shook the solid ground."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Thy way was in the sea, O God, Through might -- y wa -- ters, deep and broad; None un -- der -- stood but God a -- lone, To man Thy foot -- steps were un -- known; But safe Thy peo -- ple Thou didst keep, Al -- might -- y Shep -- herd of Thy sheep.", "prose": ["Thy way was in the sea, O God,", "Through mighty waters, deep and broad;", "None understood but God alone,", "To man Thy footsteps were unknown;", "But safe Thy people Thou didst keep,", "Almighty Shepherd of Thy sheep."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}