{"slug": "to-thee-o-god-do-we-give-thanks", "title": "To Thee, O God, Do We Give Thanks", "first_line": "To thee, O God, do we give thanks", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 75, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 75"], "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 75. 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": "To thee, O God, do we give thanks, we do give thanks to thee; Be -- cause thy won -- drous works de -- clare thy great name near to be.", "prose": ["To thee, O God, do we give thanks,", "we do give thanks to thee;", "Because thy wondrous works declare", "thy great name near to be."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "I pur -- pose, when I shall re -- ceive the con -- gre -- ga -- ti -- on, That I shall judg -- ment up -- right -- ly ren -- der to ev -- ery -- one.", "prose": ["I purpose, when I shall receive", "the congregation,", "That I shall judgment uprightly", "render to everyone."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Dis -- solv -- ed is the land, with all that in the same do dwell; But I the pil -- lars there -- of do bear up, and stab -- lish well.", "prose": ["Dissolved is the land, with all", "that in the same do dwell;", "But I the pillars thereof do", "bear up, and stablish well."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "I to the fool -- ish peo -- ple said, Do not deal fool -- ish -- ly; And un -- to those that wick -- ed are, Lift not your horn on high.", "prose": ["I to the foolish people said,", "Do not deal foolishly;", "And unto those that wicked are,", "Lift not your horn on high."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "Lift not your horn on high, nor speak with stub -- born neck. But know, That not from east, nor west, nor south, pro -- mo -- ti -- on doth flow.", "prose": ["Lift not your horn on high, nor speak", "with stubborn neck. But know,", "That not from east, nor west, nor south,", "promotion doth flow."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "But God is judge; he puts down one, and sets an -- oth -- er up. For in the hand of God most high of red wine is a cup:", "prose": ["But God is judge; he puts down one,", "and sets another up.", "For in the hand of God most high", "of red wine is a cup:"]}, "7": {"syllabified": "'Tis full of mix -- ture, he pours forth, and makes the wick -- ed all Wring out the bit -- ter dregs there -- of; yea, and they drink them shall.", "prose": ["'Tis full of mixture, he pours forth,", "and makes the wicked all", "Wring out the bitter dregs thereof;", "yea, and they drink them shall."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "But I for ev -- er will de -- clare, I Ja -- cob's God will praise. All horns of lewd men I'll cut off; but just men's horns will raise.", "prose": ["But I for ever will declare,", "I Jacob's God will praise.", "All horns of lewd men I'll cut off;", "but just men's horns will raise."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}