{"slug": "o-lord-thou-art-my-god-and-king", "title": "O Lord, Thou Art My God and King (Second Version)", "first_line": "O Lord, thou art my God and King", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 8, 8, 8], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 145, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 145"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "scottish-psalter-1650", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "encoding_origin": "reformed-standards/compendium (cross-verified against thewestminsterstandard.org)", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "The Psalms of David in Metre (Scottish Psalter), 1650 \u2014 Psalm 145 (second version). Committee versification (Rous revision); all contributors d. before 1700. Imported by tools/psalter_import.py: transcription cross-verified word-for-word against an independent edition; every line machine-scanned to the metre.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "O Lord, thou art my God and King; Thee will I mag -- ni -- fy and praise: I will thee bless, and glad -- ly sing Un -- to thy ho -- ly name al -- ways.", "prose": ["O Lord, thou art my God and King;", "Thee will I magnify and praise:", "I will thee bless, and gladly sing", "Unto thy holy name always."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Each day I rise I will thee bless, And praise thy name time with -- out end. Much to be praised, and great God is; His great -- ness none can com -- pre -- hend.", "prose": ["Each day I rise I will thee bless,", "And praise thy name time without end.", "Much to be praised, and great God is;", "His greatness none can comprehend."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Race shall thy works praise un -- to race, The might -- y acts show done by thee. I will speak of the glo -- rious grace, And hon -- our of thy maj -- es -- ty;", "prose": ["Race shall thy works praise unto race,", "The mighty acts show done by thee.", "I will speak of the glorious grace,", "And honour of thy majesty;"]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Thy won -- drous works I will re -- cord. By men the might shall be ex -- tolled Of all thy dread -- ful acts, O Lord: And I thy great -- ness will un -- fold.", "prose": ["Thy wondrous works I will record.", "By men the might shall be extolled", "Of all thy dreadful acts, O Lord:", "And I thy greatness will unfold."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "They ut -- ter shall a -- bun -- dant -- ly The mem -- 'ry of thy good -- ness great; And shall sing prais -- es cheer -- ful -- ly, Whilst they thy right -- eous -- ness re -- late.", "prose": ["They utter shall abundantly", "The mem'ry of thy goodness great;", "And shall sing praises cheerfully,", "Whilst they thy righteousness relate."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "The Lord our God is gra -- ci -- ous, Com -- pas -- sion -- ate is he al -- so; In mer -- cy he is plen -- te -- ous, But un -- to wrath and an -- ger slow.", "prose": ["The Lord our God is gracious,", "Compassionate is he also;", "In mercy he is plenteous,", "But unto wrath and anger slow."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "Good un -- to all men is the Lord: O'er all his works his mer -- cy is. Thy works all praise to thee af -- ford: Thy saints, O Lord, thy name shall bless.", "prose": ["Good unto all men is the Lord:", "O'er all his works his mercy is.", "Thy works all praise to thee afford:", "Thy saints, O Lord, thy name shall bless."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "The glo -- ry of thy king -- dom show Shall they, and of thy pow -- er tell: That so men's sons his deeds may know, His king -- dom's grace that doth ex -- cel.", "prose": ["The glory of thy kingdom show", "Shall they, and of thy power tell:", "That so men's sons his deeds may know,", "His kingdom's grace that doth excel."]}, "9": {"syllabified": "Thy king -- dom hath none end at all, It doth through ag -- es all re -- main. The Lord up -- hold -- eth all that fall, The cast -- down rais -- eth up a -- gain.", "prose": ["Thy kingdom hath none end at all,", "It doth through ages all remain.", "The Lord upholdeth all that fall,", "The cast-down raiseth up again."]}, "10": {"syllabified": "The eyes of all things, Lord, at -- tend, And on thee wait that here do live, And thou, in sea -- son due, dost send Suf -- fi -- cient food them to re -- lieve.", "prose": ["The eyes of all things, Lord, attend,", "And on thee wait that here do live,", "And thou, in season due, dost send", "Sufficient food them to relieve."]}, "11": {"syllabified": "Yea, thou thine hand dost o -- pen wide, And ev -- 'ry -- thing dost sat -- is -- fy That lives, and doth on earth a -- bide, Of thy great lib -- er -- al -- i -- ty.", "prose": ["Yea, thou thine hand dost open wide,", "And ev'rything dost satisfy", "That lives, and doth on earth abide,", "Of thy great liberality."]}, "12": {"syllabified": "The Lord is just in his ways all, And ho -- ly in his works each one. He's near to all that on him call, Who call in truth on him a -- lone.", "prose": ["The Lord is just in his ways all,", "And holy in his works each one.", "He's near to all that on him call,", "Who call in truth on him alone."]}, "13": {"syllabified": "God will the just de -- sire ful -- fil Of such as do him fear and dread: Their cry re -- gard, and hear he will, And save them in the time of need.", "prose": ["God will the just desire fulfil", "Of such as do him fear and dread:", "Their cry regard, and hear he will,", "And save them in the time of need."]}, "14": {"syllabified": "The Lord pre -- serves all, more and less, That bear to him a lov -- ing heart: But wor -- kers all of wick -- ed -- ness De -- stroy will he, and clean sub -- vert.", "prose": ["The Lord preserves all, more and less,", "That bear to him a loving heart:", "But workers all of wickedness", "Destroy will he, and clean subvert."]}, "15": {"syllabified": "There -- fore my mouth and lips I'll frame To speak the prais -- es of the Lord: To mag -- ni -- fy his ho -- ly name For ev -- er let all flesh ac -- cord.", "prose": ["Therefore my mouth and lips I'll frame", "To speak the praises of the Lord:", "To magnify his holy name", "For ever let all flesh accord."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}