{"slug": "thee-will-i-praise-with-all-my-heart", "title": "Thee Will I Praise with All My Heart", "first_line": "Thee will I praise with all my heart", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 138, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 138"], "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 138. 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": "Thee will I praise with all my heart, I will sing praise to thee Be -- fore the gods: And wor -- ship will to -- ward thy sanc -- tua -- ry.", "prose": ["Thee will I praise with all my heart,", "I will sing praise to thee", "Before the gods: And worship will", "toward thy sanctuary."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "I'll praise thy name, ev'n for thy truth, and kind -- ness of thy love; For thou thy word hast mag -- ni -- fied all thy great name a -- bove.", "prose": ["I'll praise thy name, ev'n for thy truth,", "and kindness of thy love;", "For thou thy word hast magnified", "all thy great name above."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Thou didst me an -- swer in the day when I to thee did cry; And thou my faint -- ing soul with strength didst streng -- then in -- ward -- ly.", "prose": ["Thou didst me answer in the day", "when I to thee did cry;", "And thou my fainting soul with strength", "didst strengthen inwardly."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "All kings up -- on the earth that are shall give thee praise, O Lord; When as they from thy mouth shall hear thy true and faith -- ful word.", "prose": ["All kings upon the earth that are", "shall give thee praise, O Lord;", "When as they from thy mouth shall hear", "thy true and faithful word."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "Yea, in the right -- eous ways of God with glad -- ness they shall sing: For great's the glo -- ry of the Lord, who doth for ev -- er reign.", "prose": ["Yea, in the righteous ways of God", "with gladness they shall sing:", "For great's the glory of the Lord,", "who doth for ever reign."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "Though God be high, yet he re -- spects all those that low -- ly be; Where -- as the proud and loft -- y ones a -- far off know -- eth he.", "prose": ["Though God be high, yet he respects", "all those that lowly be;", "Whereas the proud and lofty ones", "afar off knoweth he."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "Though I in midst of trou -- ble walk, I life from thee shall have: 'Gainst my foes' wrath thou'lt stretch thine hand; thy right hand shall me save.", "prose": ["Though I in midst of trouble walk,", "I life from thee shall have:", "'Gainst my foes' wrath thou'lt stretch thine hand;", "thy right hand shall me save."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "Sure -- ly that which con -- cern -- eth me the Lord will per -- fect make: Lord, still thy mer -- cy lasts; do not thine own hands' works for -- sake.", "prose": ["Surely that which concerneth me", "the Lord will perfect make:", "Lord, still thy mercy lasts; do not", "thine own hands' works forsake."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}