{"slug": "praise-to-the-lord-the-almighty", "title": "Praise to the Lord, the Almighty", "first_line": "Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation", "author": "joachim-neander", "author_date": "1680", "translator": "catherine-winkworth", "translator_date": "1863", "foot": "trochaic", "meter": {"pattern": [14, 14, 4, 7, 8], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Praise", "Adoration"], "scripture": ["Psalm 103:1-6"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "bennett-1863", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "encoding_origin": "Open Hymnal Project 2014.06, X:261", "encoding_license": "PD-dedication", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Joachim Neander, 1680; tr. Catherine Winkworth, 1863. Translator d. 1878; both pre-1931.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "hymnary_ids": {"text_auth": "praise_to_the_lord_the_almighty_the_king", "total_instances": 437}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Praise to the Lord, the Al -- might -- y, the King of cre -- a -- tion! O my soul, praise Him, for He is thy health and sal -- va -- tion! All ye who hear, now to His tem -- ple draw near; Praise Him in glad ad -- o -- ra -- tion.", "prose": ["Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation!", "O my soul, praise Him, for He is thy health and salvation!", "All ye who hear,", "now to His temple draw near;", "Praise Him in glad adoration."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Praise to the Lord, Who o\u2019er all things so won -- drous -- ly reign -- eth, Shel -- ters thee un -- der His wings, yea, so gent -- ly sus -- tain -- eth! Hast thou not seen how thy de -- sir -- es have been Grant -- ed in what He or -- dain -- eth", "prose": ["Praise to the Lord, Who o\u2019er all things so wondrously reigneth,", "Shelters thee under His wings, yea, so gently sustaineth!", "Hast thou not seen", "how thy desires have been", "Granted in what He ordaineth"]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Praise to the Lord, Who hath fear -- ful -- ly, won -- drous -- ly, made thee; Health hath vouch -- safed and, when heed -- less -- ly fall -- ing, hath stayed thee. What need or grief ev -- er hath failed of re -- lief? Wings of His mer -- cy did shade thee.", "prose": ["Praise to the Lord, Who hath fearfully, wondrously, made thee;", "Health hath vouchsafed and, when heedlessly falling, hath stayed thee.", "What need or grief", "ever hath failed of relief?", "Wings of His mercy did shade thee."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Praise to the Lord, Who doth pros -- per thy work and de -- fend thee; Sure -- ly His good -- ness and mer -- cy here dai -- ly at -- tend thee. Pon -- der a -- new what the Al -- might -- y can do, If with His love He be -- friend thee.", "prose": ["Praise to the Lord, Who doth prosper thy work and defend thee;", "Surely His goodness and mercy here daily attend thee.", "Ponder anew", "what the Almighty can do,", "If with His love He befriend thee."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "Praise to the Lord, Who, when tem -- pests their war -- fare are wag -- ing, Who, when the el -- e -- ments mad -- ly a -- round thee are rag -- ing, Bid -- deth them cease, turn -- eth their fu -- ry to peace, Whirl -- winds and wa -- ters as -- suag -- ing.", "prose": ["Praise to the Lord, Who, when tempests their warfare are waging,", "Who, when the elements madly around thee are raging,", "Biddeth them cease,", "turneth their fury to peace,", "Whirlwinds and waters assuaging."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}