{"slug": "the-sands-of-time-are-sinking", "title": "The Sands of Time Are Sinking", "first_line": "The Sands of Time Are Sinking", "author": "anne-ross-cousin", "author_date": "1857", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [7, 6, 7, 6], "doubled": true, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Heaven", "Hope", "Eternal Life"], "scripture": ["Revelation 19:7"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "cyberhymnal", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Anne Ross Cousin (1824\u20131906), \"The Sands of Time Are Sinking,\" in The Christian Treasury, 1857 \u2014 a paraphrase of the dying sayings of Samuel Rutherford (1600\u20131661). Text from The Cyber Hymnal (five of the nineteen stanzas). All components pre-1931.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "The sands of time are sink -- ing The dawn of Heav -- en breaks The sum -- mer morn I've sighed for The fair, sweet morn a -- wakes Dark, dark hath been the mid -- night But day -- spring is at hand And glo -- ry, glo -- ry dwell -- eth In Im -- ma -- nu -- el's land", "prose": ["The sands of time are sinking,", "The dawn of Heaven breaks;", "The summer morn I've sighed for\u2014", "The fair, sweet morn awakes:", "Dark, dark hath been the midnight,", "But dayspring is at hand,", "And glory, glory dwelleth", "In Immanuel's land."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "O Christ, He is the foun -- tain The deep, sweet well of love The streams on earth I've tast -- ed More deep I'll drink a -- bove There to an o -- cean full -- ness His mer -- cy doth ex -- pand And glo -- ry, glo -- ry dwell -- eth In Im -- ma -- nu -- el's land", "prose": ["O Christ, He is the fountain,", "The deep, sweet well of love!", "The streams on earth I've tasted", "More deep I'll drink above:", "There to an ocean fullness", "His mercy doth expand,", "And glory, glory dwelleth", "In Immanuel's land."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Oh! Well it is for -- ev -- er Oh! well for -- ev -- er -- more My nest hung in no for -- est Of all this death doomed shore Yea, let the vain world van -- ish As from the ship the strand While glo -- ry\u2014 glo -- ry dwell -- eth In Im -- ma -- nu -- el's land", "prose": ["Oh! Well it is forever,", "Oh! well forevermore,", "My nest hung in no forest", "Of all this death doomed shore:", "Yea, let the vain world vanish,", "As from the ship the strand,", "While glory\u2014glory dwelleth", "In Immanuel's land."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "There the red rose of Shar -- on Un -- folds its heart -- some bloom And fills the air of Heav -- en With rav -- ish -- ing per -- fume Oh! To be -- hold it blos -- som While by its fra -- grance fanned Where glo -- ry\u2014 glo -- ry dwell -- eth In Im -- ma -- nu -- el's land", "prose": ["There the red rose of Sharon", "Unfolds its heartsome bloom", "And fills the air of Heaven", "With ravishing perfume:", "Oh! To behold it blossom,", "While by its fragrance fanned", "Where glory\u2014glory dwelleth", "In Immanuel's land."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "With mer -- cy and with judg -- ment My web of time He wove And aye, the dews of sor -- row Were lus -- tered with His love I'll bless the hand that guid -- ed I'll bless the heart that planned When throned where glo -- ry dwell -- eth In Im -- ma -- nu -- el's land", "prose": ["With mercy and with judgment", "My web of time He wove,", "And aye, the dews of sorrow", "Were lustered with His love;", "I'll bless the hand that guided,", "I'll bless the heart that planned", "When throned where glory dwelleth", "In Immanuel's land."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}