{"slug": "sing-praise-to-god-who-reigns-above", "title": "Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above", "first_line": "Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above", "author": "johann-jacob-schutz", "author_date": "1675", "translator": "frances-elizabeth-cox", "translator_date": "1864", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 8, 7], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Praise", "Thanksgiving", "Providence"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "cyberhymnal", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Johann Jacob Sch\u00fctz, \"Sei Lob und Ehr dem h\u00f6chsten Gut\" (1675), translated by Frances Elizabeth Cox as \"Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above\" (Hymns from the German, 1864). Text from The Cyber Hymnal. All components pre-1931.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Sing praise to God who reigns a -- bove, The God of all cre -- a -- tion, The God of power, the God of love, The God of our sal -- va -- tion; With heal -- ing balm my soul He fills, And ev -- ery faith -- less mur -- mur stills: To God all praise and glo -- ry.", "prose": ["Sing praise to God who reigns above,", "The God of all creation,", "The God of power, the God of love,", "The God of our salvation;", "With healing balm my soul He fills,", "And every faithless murmur stills:", "To God all praise and glory."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "What God's al -- might -- y power hath made His gra -- cious mer -- cy keep -- eth; By morn -- ing glow or eve -- ning shade His watch -- ful eye ne'er sleep -- eth; With -- in the king -- dom of His might, Lo! all is just and all is right: To God all praise and glo -- ry.", "prose": ["What God's almighty power hath made", "His gracious mercy keepeth;", "By morning glow or evening shade", "His watchful eye ne'er sleepeth;", "Within the kingdom of His might,", "Lo! all is just and all is right:", "To God all praise and glory."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "The Lord is nev -- er far a -- way, But through all grief dis -- tress -- ing, An ev -- er pres -- ent help and stay, Our peace and joy and bless -- ing; As with a moth -- er's ten -- der hand, He leads His own, His cho -- sen band: To God all praise and glo -- ry.", "prose": ["The Lord is never far away,", "But through all grief distressing,", "An ever present help and stay,", "Our peace and joy and blessing;", "As with a mother's tender hand,", "He leads His own, His chosen band:", "To God all praise and glory."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Thus all my toil -- some way a -- long, I sing a -- loud Thy prais -- es, That men may hear the grate -- ful song My voice un -- wea -- ried rais -- es; Be joy -- ful in the Lord, my heart, Both soul and bod -- y bear your part: To God all praise and glo -- ry.", "prose": ["Thus all my toilsome way along,", "I sing aloud Thy praises,", "That men may hear the grateful song", "My voice unwearied raises;", "Be joyful in the Lord, my heart,", "Both soul and body bear your part:", "To God all praise and glory."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "Let all who name Christ's ho -- ly name Give God all praise and glo -- ry; Let all who own His power pro -- claim A -- loud the won -- drous sto -- ry! Cast each false i -- dol from his throne, The Lord is God, and He a -- lone: To God all praise and glo -- ry.", "prose": ["Let all who name Christ's holy name", "Give God all praise and glory;", "Let all who own His power proclaim", "Aloud the wondrous story!", "Cast each false idol from his throne,", "The Lord is God, and He alone:", "To God all praise and glory."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}