{"slug": "praise-ye-praise-ye-the-lord", "title": "Universal Adoration", "first_line": "Praise ye, praise ye the Lord", "author_source": "The Psalter, 1912", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [6, 6, 6, 6, 8, 8], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 148, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 148"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "psalter-1912", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "encoding_origin": "hymnary.org (selection 404) via the Wayback Machine; cross-verified against two independently scanned printings (archive.org OCR)", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "The Psalter, United Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1912 \u2014 Psalm 148, selection 404. Imported by tools/psalter1912_import.py: word-bag attested by both scans; every line machine-scanned to the metre.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Praise ye, praise ye the Lord In yon -- der heav'n -- ly height; Ye an -- gels, all His hosts, In joy -- ful praise u -- nite; O sun and moon, de -- clare His might, Show forth His praise, ye stars of light.", "prose": ["Praise ye, praise ye the Lord", "In yonder heav'nly height;", "Ye angels, all His hosts,", "In joyful praise unite;", "O sun and moon, declare His might,", "Show forth His praise, ye stars of light."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Praise Him, ye high -- est heav'ns, Praise Him, ye clouds that roll, Cre -- at -- ed by His pow'r And un -- der His con -- trol, Ye heav'ns that stand e -- ter -- nal -- ly, Es -- tab -- lished by His firm de -- cree.", "prose": ["Praise Him, ye highest heav'ns,", "Praise Him, ye clouds that roll,", "Created by His pow'r", "And under His control,", "Ye heav'ns that stand eternally,", "Established by His firm decree."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Ye crea -- tures in the sea And crea -- tures on the earth, Your might -- y Mak -- er praise And tell His match -- less worth; Praise Him, ye storm -- y winds that blow, Ye fire and hail, ye rain and snow.", "prose": ["Ye creatures in the sea", "And creatures on the earth,", "Your mighty Maker praise", "And tell His matchless worth;", "Praise Him, ye stormy winds that blow,", "Ye fire and hail, ye rain and snow."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Ye hills and moun -- tains, praise, Each tree and beast and bird; Ye kings and realms of earth, Now let your praise be heard; By high and low, by young and old, Be all His praise and glo -- ry told.", "prose": ["Ye hills and mountains, praise,", "Each tree and beast and bird;", "Ye kings and realms of earth,", "Now let your praise be heard;", "By high and low, by young and old,", "Be all His praise and glory told."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "By all let God be praised, For He a -- lone is great; A -- bove the earth and heav'n He reigns in glo -- rious state; Praise Him, ye saints, who know His grace And ev -- er dwell be -- fore His face.", "prose": ["By all let God be praised,", "For He alone is great;", "Above the earth and heav'n", "He reigns in glorious state;", "Praise Him, ye saints, who know His grace", "And ever dwell before His face."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}