{"slug": "abide-o-dearest-jesus", "title": "Abide, O Dearest Jesus", "first_line": "Abide, O dearest Jesus, Among us with Thy grace", "author": "joshua-stegmann", "author_date": "1906", "translator": "august-crull", "translator_date": "1906", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [7, 6, 7, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Assurance", "Closing Songs", "Comfort", "Darkness, Spiritual"], "scripture": ["Luke 2:29-32", "Genesis 49:18", "Isaiah 42:6-7", "Isaiah 49:6"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "oh-source-1931", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Open Hymnal X:27; all components published pre-1931 (latest year 1906).", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "hymnary_ids": {"text_auth": "abide_o_dearest_jesus", "total_instances": 35}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "A -- bide, O dear -- est Je -- sus, A -- mong us with Thy grace, That Sa -- tan may not harm us, Nor we to sin give place.", "prose": ["Abide, O dearest Jesus,", "Among us with Thy grace,", "That Satan may not harm us,", "Nor we to sin give place."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "A -- bide, O dear Re -- deem -- er, A -- mong us with Thy Word, And thus now and here -- af -- ter True peace and joy af -- ford.", "prose": ["Abide, O dear Redeemer,", "Among us with Thy Word,", "And thus now and hereafter", "True peace and joy afford."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "A -- bide with heav'n -- ly bright -- ness A -- mong us, pre -- cious Light; Thy truth di -- rect, and keep us From er -- ror's gloom -- y night.", "prose": ["Abide with heav'nly brightness", "Among us, precious Light;", "Thy truth direct, and keep us", "From error's gloomy night."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "A -- bide with rich -- est bless -- ings A -- mong us, boun -- teous Lord; Let us in grace and wis -- dom Grow dai -- ly through Thy Word.", "prose": ["Abide with richest blessings", "Among us, bounteous Lord;", "Let us in grace and wisdom", "Grow daily through Thy Word."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "A -- bide with Thy pro -- tec -- tion A -- mong us, Lord, our Strength, Lest world and Sa -- tan fell us And o -- ver -- come at length.", "prose": ["Abide with Thy protection", "Among us, Lord, our Strength,", "Lest world and Satan fell us", "And overcome at length."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}