{"slug": "the-lord-of-heavn-confess", "title": "The Lord of Heav'n Confess (Second Version)", "first_line": "The Lord of heav'n confess", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [6, 6, 6, 6, 8, 8], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 148, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 148"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "scottish-psalter-1650", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "encoding_origin": "reformed-standards/compendium (cross-verified against thewestminsterstandard.org)", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "The Psalms of David in Metre (Scottish Psalter), 1650 \u2014 Psalm 148 (second version). Committee versification (Rous revision); all contributors d. before 1700. Imported by tools/psalter_import.py: transcription cross-verified word-for-word against an independent edition; every line machine-scanned to the metre.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "The Lord of heav'n con -- fess, On high his glo -- ry raise. Him let all an -- gels bless, Him all his ar -- mies praise. Him glo -- ri -- fy sun, moon, and stars; Ye high -- er spheres, and clou -- dy sky.", "prose": ["The Lord of heav'n confess,", "On high his glory raise.", "Him let all angels bless,", "Him all his armies praise.", "Him glorify sun, moon, and stars;", "Ye higher spheres, and cloudy sky."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "From God your be -- ings are, Him there -- fore fa -- mous make; You all cre -- at -- ed were, When he the word but spake. And from that place, where fixed you be By his de -- cree, you can -- not pass.", "prose": ["From God your beings are,", "Him therefore famous make;", "You all created were,", "When he the word but spake.", "And from that place, where fixed you be", "By his decree, you cannot pass."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Praise God from earth be -- low, Ye drag -- ons, and ye deeps: Fire, hail, clouds, wind, and snow, Whom in com -- mand he keeps. Praise ye his name, hills great and small, Trees low and tall; beasts wild and tame;", "prose": ["Praise God from earth below,", "Ye dragons, and ye deeps:", "Fire, hail, clouds, wind, and snow,", "Whom in command he keeps.", "Praise ye his name, hills great and small,", "Trees low and tall; beasts wild and tame;"]}, "4": {"syllabified": "All things that creep or fly. Ye kings, ye vul -- gar throng, All prin -- ces mean or high; Both men and vir -- gins young, Ev'n young and old, ex -- alt his name; For much his fame should be ex -- tolled.", "prose": ["All things that creep or fly.", "Ye kings, ye vulgar throng,", "All princes mean or high;", "Both men and virgins young,", "Ev'n young and old, exalt his name;", "For much his fame should be extolled."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "O let God's name be praised A -- bove both earth and sky; For he his saints hath raised, And set their horn on high; Ev'n those that be of Is -- r'el's race, Near to his grace. The Lord praise ye.", "prose": ["O let God's name be praised", "Above both earth and sky;", "For he his saints hath raised,", "And set their horn on high;", "Ev'n those that be of Isr'el's race,", "Near to his grace.  The Lord praise ye."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}