{"slug": "o-sing-a-new-song-to-the-lord-psalm-96", "title": "O Sing a New Song to the Lord", "first_line": "O sing a new song to the Lord", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 96, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 96"], "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 96. 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 sing a new song to the Lord: sing all the earth to God. To God sing, bless his name, show still his sav -- ing health a -- broad.", "prose": ["O sing a new song to the Lord:", "sing all the earth to God.", "To God sing, bless his name, show still", "his saving health abroad."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "A -- mong the hea -- then na -- ti -- ons his glo -- ry do de -- clare; And un -- to all the peo -- ple show his works that won -- drous are.", "prose": ["Among the heathen nations", "his glory do declare;", "And unto all the people show", "his works that wondrous are."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "For great's the Lord, and great -- ly he is to be mag -- ni -- fied; Yea, wor -- thy to be feared is he a -- bove all gods be -- side.", "prose": ["For great's the Lord, and greatly he", "is to be magnified;", "Yea, worthy to be feared is he", "above all gods beside."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "For all the gods are i -- dols dumb, which blind -- ed na -- tions fear; But our God is the Lord, by whom the heav'ns cre -- at -- ed were.", "prose": ["For all the gods are idols dumb,", "which blinded nations fear;", "But our God is the Lord, by whom", "the heav'ns created were."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "Great hon -- our is be -- fore his face, and maj -- es -- ty di -- vine; Strength is with -- in his ho -- ly place, and there doth beau -- ty shine.", "prose": ["Great honour is before his face,", "and majesty divine;", "Strength is within his holy place,", "and there doth beauty shine."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "Do ye as -- cribe un -- to the Lord, of peo -- ple ev -- 'ry tribe, Glo -- ry do ye un -- to the Lord, and might -- y pow'r as -- cribe.", "prose": ["Do ye ascribe unto the Lord,", "of people ev'ry tribe,", "Glory do ye unto the Lord,", "and mighty pow'r ascribe."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "Give ye the glo -- ry to the Lord that to his name is due; Come ye in -- to his courts, and bring an of -- fer -- ing with you.", "prose": ["Give ye the glory to the Lord", "that to his name is due;", "Come ye into his courts, and bring", "an offering with you."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "In beau -- ty of his ho -- li -- ness, O do the Lord a -- dore; Like -- wise let all the earth through -- out trem -- ble his face be -- fore.", "prose": ["In beauty of his holiness,", "O do the Lord adore;", "Likewise let all the earth throughout", "tremble his face before."]}, "9": {"syllabified": "A -- mong the hea -- then say, God reigns; the world shall sted -- fast -- ly Be fixed from mov -- ing; he shall judge the peo -- ple righ -- teous -- ly.", "prose": ["Among the heathen say, God reigns;", "the world shall stedfastly", "Be fixed from moving; he shall judge", "the people righteously."]}, "10": {"syllabified": "Let heav'ns be glad be -- fore the Lord, and let the earth re -- joice; Let seas, and all that is there -- in, cry out, and make a noise.", "prose": ["Let heav'ns be glad before the Lord,", "and let the earth rejoice;", "Let seas, and all that is therein,", "cry out, and make a noise."]}, "11": {"syllabified": "Let fields re -- joice, and ev -- 'ry -- thing that spring -- eth of the earth: Then woods and ev -- 'ry tree shall sing with glad -- ness and with mirth", "prose": ["Let fields rejoice, and everything", "that springeth of the earth:", "Then woods and ev'ry tree shall sing", "with gladness and with mirth"]}, "12": {"syllabified": "Be -- fore the Lord; be -- cause he comes, to judge the earth comes he: He'll judge the world with right -- eous -- ness, the peo -- ple faith -- ful -- ly.", "prose": ["Before the Lord; because he comes,", "to judge the earth comes he:", "He'll judge the world with righteousness,", "the people faithfully."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}