{"slug": "sing-praise-to-the-lord", "title": "Sing Praise to the Lord!", "first_line": "Sing Praise to the Lord", "author": "henry-williams-baker", "author_date": "1875", "foot": "irregular", "meter": {"pattern": [10, 10, 11, 11], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Praise", "Adoration"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "cyberhymnal", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Henry W. Baker (1821-1877), \"O Praise Ye the Lord!\" \u2014 here in the altered form \"Sing Praise to the Lord!\" \u2014 1875, alt.; a paraphrase of Psalms 148 and 150. Text from The Cyber Hymnal. All components pre-1931.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Sing praise to the Lord! Praise Him in the height; Re -- joice in His Word, You an -- gels of light. You heav -- ens a -- dore Him By whom you were made, And wor -- ship be -- fore Him In bright -- ness ar -- rayed.", "prose": ["Sing praise to the Lord! Praise Him in the height;", "Rejoice in His Word, You angels of light.", "You heavens, adore Him By whom you were made,", "And worship before Him In brightness arrayed."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Sing praise to the Lord! Praise Him on the earth In tune -- ful ac -- cord, You saints of new birth. Praise Him who has brought you His grace from a -- bove; Praise Him who has taught you To sing of His love.", "prose": ["Sing praise to the Lord! Praise Him on the earth", "In tuneful accord, You saints of new birth.", "Praise Him who has brought you His grace from above;", "Praise Him who has taught you To sing of His love."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Sing praise to the Lord! All things that give sound, Each ju -- bi -- lant chord, Re -- ech -- o a -- round. Loud or -- gans, His glo -- ry Tell forth in deep tone, And trum -- pets, the sto -- ry Of what He has done.", "prose": ["Sing praise to the Lord! All things that give sound,", "Each jubilant chord, Re-echo around.", "Loud organs, His glory Tell forth in deep tone,", "And trumpets, the story Of what He has done."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Sing praise to the Lord! Thanks -- giv -- ing and song To Him be out -- poured All ag -- es a -- long! For love in cre -- a -- tion, For Heav -- en re -- stored, For grace of sal -- va -- tion, Sing praise to the Lord!", "prose": ["Sing praise to the Lord! Thanksgiving and song", "To Him be outpoured All ages along!", "For love in creation, For Heaven restored,", "For grace of salvation, Sing praise to the Lord!"]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}