{"slug": "there-s-a-great-day-coming", "title": "There's a Great Day Coming", "first_line": "There's a great day coming, A great day coming", "author": "will-l-thompson", "author_date": "1915", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [11, 9, 14], "doubled": false, "refrain": true, "alleluia": false, "irregular": true}, "topics": ["Anticipation", "Bride", "Bridegroom", "Heaven", "Jesus"], "scripture": ["Matthew 25:6", "Revelation 21:2", "Matthew 24:36-44", "Mark 13:33-37"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "oh-source-1931", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Open Hymnal X:208; all components published pre-1931 (latest year 1915).", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "hymnary_ids": {"text_auth": "theres_a_great_day_coming_a_great_day_co", "total_instances": 523}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "There's a great day com -- ing, A great day com -- ing, There's a great day com -- ing by and by; When the saints and the sin -- ners shall be par -- ted right and left,", "prose": ["There's a great day coming,", "A great day coming,", "There's a great day coming by and by;", "When the saints and the sinners shall be parted right and left,"]}, "2": {"syllabified": "There's a bright day com -- ing, A bright day com -- ing, There's a bright day com -- ing by and by; But its bright -- ness shall on -- ly come to them that love the Lord,", "prose": ["There's a bright day coming,", "A bright day coming,", "There's a bright day coming by and by;", "But its brightness shall only come to them that love the Lord,"]}, "3": {"syllabified": "There's a sad day com -- ing, A sad day com -- ing, There's a sad day com -- ing by and by; When the sin -- ner shall hear his doom, \"De -- part, I know ye not,\"", "prose": ["There's a sad day coming,", "A sad day coming,", "There's a sad day coming by and by;", "When the sinner shall hear his doom, \"Depart, I know ye not,\""]}}, "refrain": {"syllabified": "Are you read -- y for that day to come? Are you read -- y? Are you read -- y? Are you read -- y for the judg -- ment day? Are you read -- y? Are you read -- y? For the judg -- ment day?", "prose": ["Are you ready for that day to come?", "Are you ready? Are you ready?", "Are you ready for the judgment day?", "Are you ready? Are you ready?", "For the judgment day?"]}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}