{"slug": "sweet-is-the-work-my-god-my-king", "title": "Sweet Is the Work, My God, My King", "first_line": "Sweet is the work, my God, my King", "author": "isaac-watts", "author_date": "1719", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 8, 8, 8], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Worship", "Lord's Day", "Praise"], "scripture": ["Psalm 92"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "cyberhymnal", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Isaac Watts, \"Sweet is the work, my God, my King\" (a paraphrase of Psalm 92), The Psalms of David Imitated in the Language of the New Testament (London, 1719). Stanzas 1, 2, 3, and 7 of the original. Watts d. 1748; all components pre-1931.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Sweet is the work, my God, my King, To praise Thy name, give thanks and sing, To show Thy love by morn -- ing light, And talk of all Thy truth at night.", "prose": ["Sweet is the work, my God, my King,", "To praise Thy name, give thanks and sing,", "To show Thy love by morning light,", "And talk of all Thy truth at night."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Sweet is the day of sa -- cred rest, No mor -- tal cares shall seize my breast; O may my heart in tune be found, Like Da -- vid's harp of sol -- emn sound!", "prose": ["Sweet is the day of sacred rest,", "No mortal cares shall seize my breast;", "O may my heart in tune be found,", "Like David's harp of solemn sound!"]}, "3": {"syllabified": "My heart shall tri -- umph in my Lord, And bless His works, and bless His Word; Thy works of grace, how bright they shine! How deep Thy coun -- sels, how di -- vine!", "prose": ["My heart shall triumph in my Lord,", "And bless His works, and bless His Word;", "Thy works of grace, how bright they shine!", "How deep Thy counsels, how divine!"]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Then shall I see, and hear, and know All I de -- sired or wished be -- low; And ev -- ery power find sweet em -- ploy In that e -- ter -- nal world of joy.", "prose": ["Then shall I see, and hear, and know", "All I desired or wished below;", "And every power find sweet employ", "In that eternal world of joy."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}