{"slug": "see-amid-the-winter-s-snow", "title": "See Amid the Winter's Snow", "first_line": "See amid the winter's snow, Born for us on", "author": "edward-caswall", "author_date": "1875", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [7, 7, 7, 7], "doubled": false, "refrain": true, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Calmness", "Christmas", "Advent", "Evening", "God, As King"], "scripture": ["Luke 2:8-9", "Colossians 1:12-13"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "oh-source-1931", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Open Hymnal X:67; all components published pre-1931 (latest year 1875).", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "hymnary_ids": {"text_auth": "see_amid_the_winters_snow", "total_instances": 173}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "See a -- mid the win -- ter's snow, Born for us on earth be -- low, See, the gen -- tle Lamb ap -- pears, Prom -- ised from e -- ter -- nal years.", "prose": ["See amid the winter's snow,", "Born for us on earth below,", "See, the gentle Lamb appears,", "Promised from eternal years."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Lo, with -- in a man -- ger lies He Who built the star -- ry skies; He Who, throned in height sub -- lime, Sits a -- mid the cher -- u -- bim.", "prose": ["Lo, within a manger lies", "He Who built the starry skies;", "He Who, throned in height sublime,", "Sits amid the cherubim."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Say, you ho -- ly shep -- herds, say, Tell your joy -- ful news to -- day. Why have you now left your sheep On the lone -- ly moun -- tain steep?", "prose": ["Say, you holy shepherds, say,", "Tell your joyful news today.", "Why have you now left your sheep", "On the lonely mountain steep?"]}, "4": {"syllabified": "\"As we watched at dead of night, Lo, we saw a won -- drous light; An -- gels sing -- ing 'Peace on earth' Told us of the Sav -- ior's birth.\"", "prose": ["\"As we watched at dead of night,", "Lo, we saw a wondrous light;", "Angels singing 'Peace on earth'", "Told us of the Savior's birth.\""]}, "5": {"syllabified": "Sa -- cred In -- fant, all di -- vine, What a ten -- der love was Thine, Thus to come from high -- est bliss Down to such a world as this.", "prose": ["Sacred Infant, all divine,", "What a tender love was Thine,", "Thus to come from highest bliss", "Down to such a world as this."]}}, "refrain": {"syllabified": "Hail that ev -- er bles -- sed morn, Hail re -- demp -- tion's hap -- py dawn, Sing through all Jer -- u -- sa -- lem: Christ is born in Beth -- le -- hem.", "prose": ["Hail that ever blessed morn,", "Hail redemption's happy dawn,", "Sing through all Jerusalem:", "Christ is born in Bethlehem."]}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}