{"slug": "praise-the-lord-ye-heavens-adore-him", "title": "Praise the Lord! Ye Heavens, Adore Him", "first_line": "Praise the Lord! ye heav'ns, adore Him", "author": "edward-osler", "author_date": "1836", "foot": "trochaic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 7, 8, 7], "doubled": true, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Angels", "God, As King", "God, Creator", "God, Majesty & Power of", "Heaven", "Praise, Father", "Praise, Son", "Gratitude", "Worship", "Saints (all Faithful)"], "scripture": ["Psalm 148:1-14", "Revelation 5:11-14"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "foundling-hospital-collection-1796", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Open Hymnal X:260 (line 33829). Words: stanzas 1-2 anonymous (Foundling Hospital Collection, 1796), stanza 3 by Edward Osler, 1836 (d. 1863). Transcribed by OH from The Century Hymnal, 1921. All components pre-1931.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Praise the Lord, ye heav'ns, a -- dore Him; Praise Him, an -- gels in the height. Sun and moon, re -- joice be -- fore Him; Praise Him, all ye stars of light. Praise the Lord, for He hath spo -- ken; Worlds His might -- y voice o -- beyed. Laws which nev -- er shall be bro -- ken For their gui -- dance He hath made.", "prose": ["Praise the Lord, ye heav'ns, adore Him;", "Praise Him, angels in the height.", "Sun and moon, rejoice before Him;", "Praise Him, all ye stars of light.", "Praise the Lord, for He hath spoken;", "Worlds His mighty voice obeyed.", "Laws which never shall be broken", "For their guidance He hath made."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Praise the Lord, for He is glor -- ious; Nev -- er shall His prom -- ise fail. God hath made His saints vic -- tor -- ious; Sin and death shall not pre -- vail. Praise the God of our sal -- va -- tion; Hosts on high, His pow'r pro -- claim. Heav'n and earth and all cre -- a -- tion, Laud and mag -- ni -- fy His name.", "prose": ["Praise the Lord, for He is glorious;", "Never shall His promise fail.", "God hath made His saints victorious;", "Sin and death shall not prevail.", "Praise the God of our salvation;", "Hosts on high, His pow'r proclaim.", "Heav'n and earth and all creation,", "Laud and magnify His name."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Wor -- ship, hon -- or, glo -- ry, bless -- ing, Lord, we of -- fer un -- to Thee. Young and old, Thy praise ex -- press -- ing, In glad hom -- age bend the knee. All the saints in Heav'n a -- dore Thee; We would bow be -- fore Thy throne. As Thine an -- gels serve be -- fore Thee, So on earth Thy will be done.", "prose": ["Worship, honor, glory, blessing,", "Lord, we offer unto Thee.", "Young and old, Thy praise expressing,", "In glad homage bend the knee.", "All the saints in Heav'n adore Thee;", "We would bow before Thy throne.", "As Thine angels serve before Thee,", "So on earth Thy will be done."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}