{"slug": "as-thou-o-lord-hast-made-me-strong", "title": "Our Source of Strength", "first_line": "As Thou, O Lord, hast made me strong", "author_source": "The Psalter, 1912", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 8, 8, 8], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 18, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 18"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "psalter-1912", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "encoding_origin": "hymnary.org (selection 36) 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 18, selection 36. 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": "As Thou, O Lord, hast made me strong To o -- ver -- come my might -- y foe, So now to fight a -- gainst the wrong And con -- quer in Thy Name I go.", "prose": ["As Thou, O Lord, hast made me strong", "To overcome my mighty foe,", "So now to fight against the wrong", "And conquer in Thy Name I go."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "From strife Thou wilt de -- liv -- er me, And make the na -- tions own my sway; Strange peo -- ples when my pow'r they see, Shall come with trem -- bling and o -- bey.", "prose": ["From strife Thou wilt deliver me,", "And make the nations own my sway;", "Strange peoples when my pow'r they see,", "Shall come with trembling and obey."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Je -- ho -- vah lives, and blest is He, My rock, my ref -- uge and de -- fense, My Sav -- iour Who de -- liv -- ers me, And will the wick -- ed rec -- om -- pense.", "prose": ["Jehovah lives, and blest is He,", "My rock, my refuge and defense,", "My Saviour Who delivers me,", "And will the wicked recompense."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "For grace and mer -- cy ev -- er near, For foes sub -- dued and vic -- t'ries won, All na -- tions of the earth shall hear My praise for what the Lord has done.", "prose": ["For grace and mercy ever near,", "For foes subdued and victories won,", "All nations of the earth shall hear", "My praise for what the Lord has done."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "To Da -- vid, His a -- noint -- ed king, And to his sons up -- on his throne, The Lord will great sal -- va -- tion bring And ev -- er make His mer -- cy known.", "prose": ["To David, His anointed king,", "And to his sons upon his throne,", "The Lord will great salvation bring", "And ever make His mercy known."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}