{"slug": "the-god-of-abraham-praise", "title": "The God of Abraham Praise", "first_line": "The God of Abraham praise, Who reigns enthroned above", "author": "daniel-ben-judah", "author_date": "c. 1400", "translator": "thomas-olivers", "translator_date": "c. 1765", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [6, 6, 12], "doubled": true, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Angels", "Assurance", "Blood", "Bride", "Bridegroom", "Courage in Affliction", "Discipleship", "Eternal Life", "Faithfulness", "Father", "Fire", "God, As King", "God, Care of", "God, Eternity of", "God, Goodness of", "God, Love of", "God, Majesty & Power of", "Gratitude", "Heaven", "Holy Spirit", "Jesus", "Joy", "Light", "Praise, Father", "Praise, Son", "Praise, Holy Spirit", "Presence", "Rest", "Saints (all Faithful)", "Trinity", "Worship", "Zeal"], "scripture": ["Exodus 3:14-15", "1 Chronicles 29:18"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "olivers-1765", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Words: Thomas Olivers, c.1765, paraphrasing the Yigdal of Daniel ben Judah (c.1400). Olivers d. 1799; all components pre-1931.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "The God of A -- br'ham praise, Who reigns en -- throned a -- bove; An -- cient of ev -- er -- last -- ing days, and God of Love; Je -- ho -- vah, great I AM! by earth and Heav'n con -- fessed; I bow and bless the sa -- cred Name for -- ev -- er blessed.", "prose": ["The God of Abr'ham praise,", "Who reigns enthroned above;", "Ancient of everlasting days,", "and God of Love;", "Jehovah, great I AM!", "by earth and Heav'n confessed;", "I bow and bless the sacred Name", "forever blessed."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "The God of A -- br'ham praise, at Whose su -- preme com -- mand From earth I rise and seek the joys at His right hand; I all on earth for -- sake, its wis -- dom, fame, and pow'r; And Him my on -- ly Por -- tion make, my Shield and Tow'r.", "prose": ["The God of Abr'ham praise,", "at Whose supreme command", "From earth I rise and seek the joys", "at His right hand;", "I all on earth forsake,", "its wisdom, fame, and pow'r;", "And Him my only Portion make,", "my Shield and Tow'r."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "The God of A -- br'ham praise, Whose all suf -- fic -- ient grace Shall guide me all my hap -- py days, in all my ways. He calls a worm His friend, He calls Him -- self my God! And He shall save me to the end, thro' Je -- sus' blood.", "prose": ["The God of Abr'ham praise,", "Whose all sufficient grace", "Shall guide me all my happy days,", "in all my ways.", "He calls a worm His friend,", "He calls Himself my God!", "And He shall save me to the end,", "thro' Jesus' blood."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "He by Him -- self has sworn; I on His oath de -- pend, I shall, on ea -- gle wings up -- borne, to Heav'n as -- cend. I shall be -- hold His face; I shall His pow'r a -- dore, And sing the won -- ders of His grace for -- ev -- er -- more.", "prose": ["He by Himself has sworn;", "I on His oath depend,", "I shall, on eagle wings upborne,", "to Heav'n ascend.", "I shall behold His face;", "I shall His pow'r adore,", "And sing the wonders of His grace", "forevermore."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "Tho' na -- ture's strength de -- cay, and earth and hell with -- stand, To Ca -- naan's bounds I urge my way, at His com -- mand. The wa -- t'ry deep I pass, with Je -- sus in my view; And thro' the how -- ling wil -- der -- ness my way pur -- sue.", "prose": ["Tho' nature's strength decay,", "and earth and hell withstand,", "To Canaan's bounds I urge my way,", "at His command.", "The wat'ry deep I pass,", "with Jesus in my view;", "And thro' the howling wilderness", "my way pursue."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}