{"slug": "praise-him-praise-him", "title": "Praise Him! Praise Him!", "first_line": "Praise Him! praise Him! Jesus, our blessed Redeemer!", "index_first_line": "Praise Him! praise Him! Jesus, our blessed", "author": "fanny-crosby", "author_date": "1869", "foot": "dactylic", "meter": {"pattern": [12, 10, 12, 10, 11, 10], "doubled": false, "refrain": true, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Praise", "Adoration", "Praise, Son", "Redemption"], "scripture": ["Psalm 146:2", "Isaiah 40:11", "Revelation 5:12"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "gospel-hymns-5-1887", "source_kind": "hand_encoded", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Fanny J. Crosby (1820-1915), 1869. First printed as 'PRAISE! GIVE PRAISE.' in Bright Jewels for the Sunday School (New York: Biglow & Main, 1869), no. 82 \u2014 three stanzas of eight lines, no separate chorus (archive.org brightjewelsfors00lowr_0 leaf n85). The familiar REFRAIN FORM encoded here is the one printed in Gospel Hymns No. 5 (Cincinnati: John Church Co. / New York: Biglow & Main, 1887), no. 4, printed page 6 (archive.org gospelhymnsno500sank leaf n9): six-line stanzas, 12.10.12.10.11.10, with the chorus given as 'D.S.\u2014Praise Him! praise Him! tell of His excellent greatness, Praise Him! praise Him! ever in joyful song!'. Stanzas 2 and 3 carry the ALTERED lines 5-6 of that 1887 page ('Sound His praises!...' and 'Christ is coming!...'), which replace the 1869 original's lines 5-6; all three stanzas are transcribed from that page (its spellings kept: 'Saviour', 'hosannas', lowercase 'crucified'; 'Sing, O earth, His' takes the 1869 comma where 1887 sets a dash). Both printings are US public domain by publication before 1929, and the 1887 page's own notice reads 'Copyright, 1869, by Biglow & Main.'", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "hymnary_ids": {"text_auth": "praise_him_praise_him_jesus_our_blessed", "total_instances": 490}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Praise Him! praise Him! Je -- sus, our bless -- ed Re -- deem -- er! Sing, O earth, His won -- der -- ful love pro -- claim! Hail Him! hail Him! high -- est arch -- an -- gels in glo -- ry; Strength and hon -- or give to His ho -- ly name! Like a shep -- herd, Je -- sus will guard His child -- ren, In His arms He car -- ries them all day long;", "prose": ["Praise Him! praise Him! Jesus, our blessed Redeemer!", "Sing, O earth, His wonderful love proclaim!", "Hail Him! hail Him! highest archangels in glory;", "Strength and honor give to His holy name!", "Like a shepherd, Jesus will guard His children,", "In His arms He carries them all day long;"]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Praise Him! praise Him! Je -- sus, our bless -- ed Re -- deem -- er! For our sins He suf -- fered, and bled, and died; He our rock, our hope of e -- ter -- nal sal -- va -- tion, Hail Him! hail Him! Je -- sus, the cru -- ci -- fied. Sound His prais -- es! Je -- sus who bore our sor -- rows, Love un -- bound -- ed, won -- der -- ful, deep and strong;", "prose": ["Praise Him! praise Him! Jesus, our blessed Redeemer!", "For our sins He suffered, and bled, and died;", "He our rock, our hope of eternal salvation,", "Hail Him! hail Him! Jesus, the crucified.", "Sound His praises! Jesus who bore our sorrows,", "Love unbounded, wonderful, deep and strong;"]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Praise Him! praise Him! Je -- sus, our bless -- ed Re -- deem -- er! Heav'n -- ly por -- tals, loud with ho -- san -- nas ring! Je -- sus, Sav -- iour, reign -- eth for ev -- er and ev -- er: Crown Him! crown Him! Proph -- et, and Priest, and King! Christ is com -- ing! o -- ver the world vic -- to -- rious, Pow'r and glo -- ry un -- to the Lord be -- long;", "prose": ["Praise Him! praise Him! Jesus, our blessed Redeemer!", "Heav'nly portals, loud with hosannas ring!", "Jesus, Saviour, reigneth for ever and ever:", "Crown Him! crown Him! Prophet, and Priest, and King!", "Christ is coming! over the world victorious,", "Pow'r and glory unto the Lord belong;"]}}, "refrain": {"syllabified": "Praise Him! praise Him! tell of His ex -- cel -- lent great -- ness, Praise Him! praise Him! ev -- er in joy -- ful song!", "prose": ["Praise Him! praise Him! tell of His excellent greatness,", "Praise Him! praise Him! ever in joyful song!"]}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}