{"slug": "praise-my-soul-the-king-of-heaven", "title": "Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven", "first_line": "Praise, my soul, the King of heaven", "author": "henry-f-lyte", "author_date": "1834", "foot": "trochaic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 7], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Praise", "Adoration", "God, Faithfulness of"], "scripture": ["Psalm 103:1-5"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "lyte-spirit-of-the-psalms-1834", "source_kind": "gutenberg", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Henry F. Lyte, The Spirit of the Psalms, 1834. Author d. 1847.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "hymnary_ids": {"text_auth": "praise_my_soul_the_king_of_heaven", "total_instances": 580}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Praise, my soul, the King of heav -- en; To His feet thy trib -- ute bring. Ran -- somed, healed, re -- stored, for -- giv -- en, Ev -- er -- more His pra -- ises sing: A -- lle -- lu -- ia! A -- lle -- lu -- ia! Praise the ev -- er -- last -- ing King.", "prose": ["Praise, my soul, the King of heaven;", "To His feet thy tribute bring.", "Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,", "Evermore His praises sing:", "Alleluia! Alleluia!", "Praise the everlasting King."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Praise Him for His grace and fa -- vor To our fa -- thers in dis -- tress. Praise Him still the same as ev -- er, Slow to chide, and swift to bless. A -- lle -- lu -- ia! A -- lle -- lu -- ia! Glor -- ious in His faith -- ful -- ness.", "prose": ["Praise Him for His grace and favor", "To our fathers in distress.", "Praise Him still the same as ever,", "Slow to chide, and swift to bless.", "Alleluia! Alleluia!", "Glorious in His faithfulness."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Fa -- ther like He tends and spares us; Well our fee -- ble frame He knows. In His hands He gen -- tly bears us, Res -- cues us from all our foes. A -- lle -- lu -- ia! A -- lle -- lu -- ia! Wide -- ly yet His mer -- cy flows.", "prose": ["Father like He tends and spares us;", "Well our feeble frame He knows.", "In His hands He gently bears us,", "Rescues us from all our foes.", "Alleluia! Alleluia!", "Widely yet His mercy flows."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Frail as sum -- mer's flower we flour -- ish, Blows the wind and it is gone; But while mor -- tals rise and per -- ish Our God lives un -- chang -- ing on, Praise Him, Praise Him, Ha -- lle -- lu -- jah Praise the High E -- ter -- nal One!", "prose": ["Frail as summer's flower we flourish,", "Blows the wind and it is gone;", "But while mortals rise and perish", "Our God lives unchanging on,", "Praise Him, Praise Him, Hallelujah", "Praise the High Eternal One!"]}, "5": {"syllabified": "An -- gels, help us to a -- dore Him; Ye be -- hold Him face to face; Sun and moon, bow down be -- fore Him, Dwell -- ers all in time and space. A -- lle -- lu -- ia! A -- lle -- lu -- ia! Praise with us the God of grace.", "prose": ["Angels, help us to adore Him;", "Ye behold Him face to face;", "Sun and moon, bow down before Him,", "Dwellers all in time and space.", "Alleluia! Alleluia!", "Praise with us the God of grace."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}