{"slug": "on-jordan-s-bank-the-baptist-s-cry", "title": "On Jordan's Bank the Baptist's Cry", "first_line": "On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry Announces that the", "author": "charles-coffin", "author_date": "1906", "translator": "john-chandler", "translator_date": "1906", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 8, 8, 8], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Angels", "Art and Music", "Atonement", "Children"], "scripture": ["John 3:16", "Acts 13:32-39", "Revelation 1:8", "John 1:1-5"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "oh-source-1931", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Open Hymnal X:40; all components published pre-1931 (latest year 1906).", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "hymnary_ids": {"text_auth": "on_jordans_bank_the_baptists_cry", "total_instances": 251}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "On Jor -- dan's bank the Bap -- tist's cry An -- noun -- ces that the Lord is nigh; Come, then, and hear -- ken, for he brings Glad tid -- ings from the King of kings!", "prose": ["On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry", "Announces that the Lord is nigh;", "Come, then, and hearken, for he brings", "Glad tidings from the King of kings!"]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Then cleansed be ev -- ery breast from sin; Make straight the way for God with -- in; Pre -- pare we in our hearts a home, Where such a might -- y Guest may come.", "prose": ["Then cleansed be every breast from sin;", "Make straight the way for God within;", "Prepare we in our hearts a home,", "Where such a mighty Guest may come."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "For Thou art our Sal -- va -- tion, Lord, Our Ref -- uge, and our great Re -- ward. With -- out Thy grace our souls must fade And with -- er like a flow'r de -- cayed.", "prose": ["For Thou art our Salvation, Lord,", "Our Refuge, and our great Reward.", "Without Thy grace our souls must fade", "And wither like a flow'r decayed."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Stretch forth Thine hand, to heal our sore, And make us rise and fall no more; Once more up -- on Thy peo -- ple shine, And fill the world with love di -- vine.", "prose": ["Stretch forth Thine hand, to heal our sore,", "And make us rise and fall no more;", "Once more upon Thy people shine,", "And fill the world with love divine."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "To Him Who left the throne of Heav'n To save man -- kind, all praise be giv'n; Like praise be to the Fa -- ther done, And Ho -- ly Spir -- it, Three in One.", "prose": ["To Him Who left the throne of Heav'n", "To save mankind, all praise be giv'n;", "Like praise be to the Father done,", "And Holy Spirit, Three in One."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}