{"slug": "open-now-thy-gates-of-beauty", "title": "Open Now Thy Gates of Beauty", "first_line": "Open now thy gates of beauty, Zion, let me", "author": "benjamin-schmolck", "author_date": "1863", "translator": "catherine-winkworth", "translator_date": "1863", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 7, 8, 7, 7, 7], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Brotherhood", "Church on Earth (Church Militant)", "God, Care of", "God, Providence of [1,2]"], "scripture": ["John 11:52", "Jer 10:23-24", "Jer 30:11", "Zech 10:8-9"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "oh-source-1931", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Open Hymnal X:25; all components published pre-1931 (latest year 1863).", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Op -- en now thy gates of beau -- ty, Zi -- on, let me en -- ter there, Where my soul in joy -- ful du -- ty Waits for Him Who an -- swers prayer. Oh, how bless -- ed is this place, Filled with sol -- ace, light and grace!", "prose": ["Open now thy gates of beauty,", "Zion, let me enter there,", "Where my soul in joyful duty", "Waits for Him Who answers prayer.", "Oh, how blessed is this place,", "Filled with solace, light and grace!"]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Lord, my God, I come be -- fore Thee, Come Thou al -- so un -- to me; Where we find Thee and a -- dore Thee, There a heav'n on earth must be. To my heart, oh, en -- ter Thou, Let it be Thy tem -- ple now!", "prose": ["Lord, my God, I come before Thee,", "Come Thou also unto me;", "Where we find Thee and adore Thee,", "There a heav'n on earth must be.", "To my heart, oh, enter Thou,", "Let it be Thy temple now!"]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Here Thy praise is glad -- ly chant -- ed, Here Thy seed is du -- ly sown; Let my soul, where it is plant -- ed, Bring forth pre -- cious sheaves a -- lone, So that all I hear may be Fruit -- ful un -- to life in me.", "prose": ["Here Thy praise is gladly chanted,", "Here Thy seed is duly sown;", "Let my soul, where it is planted,", "Bring forth precious sheaves alone,", "So that all I hear may be", "Fruitful unto life in me."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Thou my faith in -- crease and quick -- en, Let me keep Thy gift di -- vine, How -- so -- e'er temp -- ta -- tions thick -- en; May Thy Word still o'er me shine As my guid -- ing star through life, As my com -- fort in my strife.", "prose": ["Thou my faith increase and quicken,", "Let me keep Thy gift divine,", "Howsoe'er temptations thicken;", "May Thy Word still o'er me shine", "As my guiding star through life,", "As my comfort in my strife."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "Speak, O God, and I will hear Thee, Let Thy will be done in -- deed; May I un -- dist -- urbed draw near Thee While Thou dost Thy peo -- ple feed. Here of life the foun -- tain flows, Here is balm for all our woes.", "prose": ["Speak, O God, and I will hear Thee,", "Let Thy will be done indeed;", "May I undisturbed draw near Thee", "While Thou dost Thy people feed.", "Here of life the fountain flows,", "Here is balm for all our woes."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}