{"slug": "rejoice-the-lord-is-king", "title": "Rejoice, the Lord Is King", "first_line": "Rejoice, the Lord Is King", "author": "charles-wesley", "author_date": "1746", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [6, 6, 6, 6, 8, 8], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Praise", "Ascension"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "cyberhymnal", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Charles Wesley, \"Rejoice, the Lord is King\" (1746), from Hymns for our Lord's Resurrection. Public domain. NOTE: pairing to ARTHUR'S SEAT fits the 6.6.6.6.8.8 melisma structure but was not confirmed against The Cyber Hymnal's own ARTHUR'S SEAT texts.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Re -- joice, the Lord is King! Your Lord and King a -- dore; Mor -- tals, give thanks and sing, And tri -- umph ev -- er -- more; Lift up your heart, lift up your voice! Re -- joice, a -- gain I say, re -- joice!", "prose": ["Rejoice, the Lord is King!", "Your Lord and King adore;", "Mortals, give thanks and sing,", "And triumph evermore;", "Lift up your heart, lift up your voice!", "Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!"]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Je -- sus, the Sav -- ior, reigns, The God of truth and love; When He had purged our stains, He took His seat a -- bove; Lift up your heart, lift up your voice! Re -- joice, a -- gain I say, re -- joice!", "prose": ["Jesus, the Savior, reigns,", "The God of truth and love;", "When He had purged our stains,", "He took His seat above;", "Lift up your heart, lift up your voice!", "Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!"]}, "3": {"syllabified": "His king -- dom can -- not fail, He rules o'er earth and Heav'n, The keys of death and hell Are to our Je -- sus giv'n; Lift up your heart, lift up your voice! Re -- joice, a -- gain I say, re -- joice!", "prose": ["His kingdom cannot fail,", "He rules o'er earth and Heav'n,", "The keys of death and hell", "Are to our Jesus giv'n;", "Lift up your heart, lift up your voice!", "Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!"]}, "4": {"syllabified": "He sits at God's right hand Till all His foes sub -- mit, And bow to His com -- mand, And fall be -- neath His feet: Lift up your heart, lift up your voice! Re -- joice, a -- gain I say, re -- joice!", "prose": ["He sits at God's right hand", "Till all His foes submit,", "And bow to His command,", "And fall beneath His feet:", "Lift up your heart, lift up your voice!", "Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!"]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}