{"slug": "ah-holy-jesus-how-hast-thou-offended", "title": "Ah, Holy Jesus", "first_line": "Ah, holy Jesus, how hast Thou offended", "author": "johann-heermann", "author_date": "1630", "translator": "robert-bridges", "translator_date": "1899", "foot": "trochaic", "meter": {"pattern": [11, 11, 11, 5], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Passion", "Atonement", "Cross", "Lent"], "scripture": ["Isaiah 53:3"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "cyberhymnal", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Johann Heermann, \"Herzliebster Jesu, was hast du verbrochen,\" Devoti Musica Cordis (Breslau, 1630); translated from the German by Robert Bridges, 1899 (The Yattendon Hymnal). Text from The Cyber Hymnal. All components pre-1931.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Ah, ho -- ly Je -- sus, how hast Thou of -- fend -- ed, That man to judge Thee hath in hate pre -- tend -- ed? By foes de -- rid -- ed, by Thine own re -- ject -- ed, O most af -- flict -- ed.", "prose": ["Ah, holy Jesus, how hast Thou offended,", "That man to judge Thee hath in hate pretended?", "By foes derided, by Thine own rejected,", "O most afflicted."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Who was the guilt -- y? Who brought this up -- on Thee? A -- las, my trea -- son, Je -- sus, hath un -- done Thee. 'Twas I, Lord, Je -- sus, I it was de -- nied Thee! I cru -- ci -- fied Thee.", "prose": ["Who was the guilty? Who brought this upon Thee?", "Alas, my treason, Jesus, hath undone Thee.", "'Twas I, Lord, Jesus, I it was denied Thee!", "I crucified Thee."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Lo, the Good Shep -- herd for the sheep is of -- fered; The slave hath sinn -- ed, and the Son hath suf -- fered; For man's a -- tone -- ment, while he noth -- ing heed -- eth, God in -- ter -- ced -- eth.", "prose": ["Lo, the Good Shepherd for the sheep is offered;", "The slave hath sinn\u00e8d, and the Son hath suffered;", "For man's atonement, while he nothing heedeth,", "God intercedeth."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "For me, kind Je -- sus, was Thy in -- car -- na -- tion, Thy mor -- tal sor -- row, and Thy life's ob -- la -- tion; Thy death of ang -- uish and Thy bit -- ter pas -- sion, For my sal -- va -- tion.", "prose": ["For me, kind Jesus, was Thy incarnation,", "Thy mortal sorrow, and Thy life's oblation;", "Thy death of anguish and Thy bitter passion,", "For my salvation."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "There -- fore, kind Je -- sus, since I can -- not pay Thee, I do a -- dore Thee, and will ev -- er pray Thee, Think on Thy pit -- y and Thy love un -- swerv -- ing, Not my de -- serv -- ing.", "prose": ["Therefore, kind Jesus, since I cannot pay Thee,", "I do adore Thee, and will ever pray Thee,", "Think on Thy pity and Thy love unswerving,", "Not my deserving."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}