text_original: It was the solitary Thaumaturgus, the ascetic Calvin, who from the depths of his closet at Geneva had engaged the finest musical composers, who were, no doubt, warmed by the zeal of propagating his faith to form these simple and beautiful airs to assist the psalm singers.
text_transcription: IT WAS THE SOLITARY THERMOTOGUS THE ASCETIC CARVIN WHO FROM THE DEPTH OF HIS CLOSET AT GENEVA HAD ENGAGED THE FINEST MUSICAL COMPOSERS WHO WERE NO DOUBT WARMED BY THE ZEAL OF PROPAGATING HIS FAITH TO FORM THESE SIMPLE AND BEAUTIFUL AIRS TO ASSIST THE SOUND SINGERS
phonemes: ɪt wʌzðə sˈɑːlətˌɛɹi θˈɔːmətʃˌʊɹɡəs, ðɪ ɐsˈɛɾɪk kˈælvɪn, hˌuː fɹʌmðə dˈɛpθs ʌv hɪz klˈɑːzɪt æt dʒənˈiːvə hæd ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd ðə fˈaɪnɪst mjˈuːzɪkəl kəmpˈoʊzɚz, hˈuː wɜː, nˈoʊ dˈaʊt, wˈɔːɹmd baɪ ðə zˈiːl ʌv pɹˈɑːpɐɡˌeɪɾɪŋ hɪz fˈeɪθ tə fˈɔːɹm ðiːz sˈɪmpəl ænd bjˈuːɾifəl ˈɛɹz tʊ ɐsˈɪst ðə sˈɑːm sˈɪŋɚz.