{"slug": "thou-visitest-the-earth-with-showrs", "title": "Harvest Thanksgiving", "first_line": "Thou visitest the earth with show'rs", "author_source": "The Psalter, 1912", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 8, 8, 8], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 65, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 65"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "psalter-1912", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "encoding_origin": "hymnary.org (selection 167) via the Wayback Machine; cross-verified against two independently scanned printings (archive.org OCR)", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "The Psalter, United Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1912 \u2014 Psalm 65, selection 167. Imported by tools/psalter1912_import.py: word-bag attested by both scans; every line machine-scanned to the metre.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Thou vis -- it -- est the earth with show'rs, Thy bound -- less store sup -- plies its need; For fields en -- riched and well pre -- pared Thou dost pro -- vide the sow -- er's seed.", "prose": ["Thou visitest the earth with show'rs,", "Thy boundless store supplies its need;", "For fields enriched and well prepared", "Thou dost provide the sower's seed."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "The fur -- rows where the seed is sown Are soft -- ened by Thy gen -- tle rain; Thy gra -- cious care and prov -- i -- dence Sup -- ply and bless the spring -- ing grain.", "prose": ["The furrows where the seed is sown", "Are softened by Thy gentle rain;", "Thy gracious care and providence", "Supply and bless the springing grain."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "The year with good -- ness Thou dost crown, Thy ways o'er -- flow with bless -- ed -- ness; The hills and val -- leys, clothed with green, Are joy -- ful in their fruit -- ful -- ness.", "prose": ["The year with goodness Thou dost crown,", "Thy ways o'erflow with blessedness;", "The hills and valleys, clothed with green,", "Are joyful in their fruitfulness."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "The pas -- tures teem with flocks and herds, The gol -- den grain waves o'er the fields; All na -- ture, sing -- ing joy -- ful -- ly, Her trib -- ute of thanks -- giv -- ing yields.", "prose": ["The pastures teem with flocks and herds,", "The golden grain waves o'er the fields;", "All nature, singing joyfully,", "Her tribute of thanksgiving yields."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}