{"slug": "when-zions-bondage-god-turned-back", "title": "When Zion's Bondage God Turned Back", "first_line": "When Zion's bondage God turned back", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 126, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 126"], "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 126. 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": "When Zi -- on's bon -- dage God turned back, as men that dreamed were we. Then filled with laugh -- ter was our mouth, our tongue with mel -- o -- dy:", "prose": ["When Zion's bondage God turned back,", "as men that dreamed were we.", "Then filled with laughter was our mouth,", "our tongue with melody:"]}, "2": {"syllabified": "They 'mong the hea -- then said, The Lord great things for them hath wrought. The Lord hath done great things for us, whence joy to us is brought.", "prose": ["They 'mong the heathen said, The Lord", "great things for them hath wrought.", "The Lord hath done great things for us,", "whence joy to us is brought."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "As streams of wa -- ter in the south, our bon -- dage, Lord, re -- call. Who sow in tears, a reap -- ing time of joy en -- joy they shall.", "prose": ["As streams of water in the south,", "our bondage, Lord, recall.", "Who sow in tears, a reaping time", "of joy enjoy they shall."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "That man who, bear -- ing pre -- cious seed, in go -- ing forth doth mourn, He doubt -- less, bring -- ing back his sheaves, re -- joic -- ing shall re -- turn.", "prose": ["That man who, bearing precious seed,", "in going forth doth mourn,", "He doubtless, bringing back his sheaves,", "rejoicing shall return."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}