{"slug": "to-thee-o-god-we-render-thanks", "title": "The Righteous Judgment of God", "first_line": "To Thee, O God, we render thanks", "author_source": "The Psalter, 1912", "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": "psalter-1912", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "encoding_origin": "hymnary.org (selection 206) 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 75, selection 206. 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": "To Thee, O God, we ren -- der thanks, To Thee give thanks sin -- cere, Be -- cause Thy won -- drous works de -- clare That Thou art ev -- er near.", "prose": ["To Thee, O God, we render thanks,", "To Thee give thanks sincere,", "Because Thy wondrous works declare", "That Thou art ever near."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Thy right -- eous judg -- ment, Thou hast said, Shall in due time ap -- pear, And thou Who didst es -- tab -- lish it Wilt fill the earth with fear.", "prose": ["Thy righteous judgment, Thou hast said,", "Shall in due time appear,", "And thou Who didst establish it", "Wilt fill the earth with fear."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Thou teach -- est meek -- ness to the proud, And mak -- est sin -- ners know That none is judge but God a -- lone, To hon -- or or bring low.", "prose": ["Thou teachest meekness to the proud,", "And makest sinners know", "That none is judge but God alone,", "To honor or bring low."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Je -- ho -- vah holds a cup of wrath, And holds it not in vain, For all the wick -- ed of the earth Its bit -- ter dregs shall drain.", "prose": ["Jehovah holds a cup of wrath,", "And holds it not in vain,", "For all the wicked of the earth", "Its bitter dregs shall drain."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "The God of Is -- rael I will praise And all His glo -- ry show; The right -- eous He will high ex -- alt And bring the wick -- ed low.", "prose": ["The God of Israel I will praise", "And all His glory show;", "The righteous He will high exalt", "And bring the wicked low."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}