{"slug": "be-still-my-soul", "title": "Be Still My Soul", "first_line": "Be still, my soul: the Lord is on thy", "author": "katharina-a-von-schlegel", "author_date": "1900", "translator": "jane-l-borthwick", "translator_date": "1900", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Atonement", "Cross", "Darkness, Spiritual", "Easter Week", "Passion"], "scripture": ["Proverbs 14:26", "1 Corinthians 1:17-18", "Galatians 6:14"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "oh-source-1931", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Open Hymnal X:193; all components published pre-1931 (latest year 1900).", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "hymnary_ids": {"text_auth": "be_still_my_soul_the_lord_is_on_thy_side", "total_instances": 211}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Be still, my soul: the Lord is on thy side. Bear pa -- tient -- ly the cross of grief or pain. Leave to thy God to or -- der and pro -- vide; In ev -- ery change, He faith -- ful will re -- main. Be still, my soul: thy best, thy heav'n -- ly Friend Through thorn -- y ways leads to a joy -- ful end.", "prose": ["Be still, my soul: the Lord is on thy side.", "Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain.", "Leave to thy God to order and provide;", "In every change, He faithful will remain.", "Be still, my soul: thy best, thy heav'nly Friend", "Through thorny ways leads to a joyful end."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Be still, my soul: thy God doth un -- der -- take To guide the fu -- ture, as He has the past. Thy hope, thy con -- fi -- dence let noth -- ing shake; All now mys -- ter -- ious shall be bright at last. Be still, my soul: the waves and winds still know His voice Who ruled them while He dwelt be -- low.", "prose": ["Be still, my soul: thy God doth undertake", "To guide the future, as He has the past.", "Thy hope, thy confidence let nothing shake;", "All now mysterious shall be bright at last.", "Be still, my soul: the waves and winds still know", "His voice Who ruled them while He dwelt below."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Be still, my soul: when dear -- est friends de -- part, And all is dark -- ened in the vale of tears, Then shalt thou bet -- ter know His love, His heart, Who comes to soothe thy sor -- row and thy fears. Be still, my soul: thy Je -- sus can re -- pay From His own full -- ness all He takes a -- way.", "prose": ["Be still, my soul: when dearest friends depart,", "And all is darkened in the vale of tears,", "Then shalt thou better know His love, His heart,", "Who comes to soothe thy sorrow and thy fears.", "Be still, my soul: thy Jesus can repay", "From His own fullness all He takes away."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Be still, my soul: the hour is has -- t'ning on When we shall be for -- ev -- er with the Lord. When dis -- a -- ppoint -- ment, grief and fear are gone, Sor -- row for -- got, love's pur -- est joys re -- stored. Be still, my soul: when change and tears are past All safe and bless -- ed we shall meet at last.", "prose": ["Be still, my soul: the hour is hast'ning on", "When we shall be forever with the Lord.", "When disappointment, grief and fear are gone,", "Sorrow forgot, love's purest joys restored.", "Be still, my soul: when change and tears are past", "All safe and blessed we shall meet at last."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "Be still, my soul: be -- gin the song of praise On earth, be -- liev -- ing, to Thy Lord on high; Ac -- know -- ledge Him in all thy words and ways, So shall He view thee with a well pleased eye. Be still, my soul: the Sun of life di -- vine Through pass -- ing clouds shall but more bright -- ly shine.", "prose": ["Be still, my soul: begin the song of praise", "On earth, believing, to Thy Lord on high;", "Acknowledge Him in all thy words and ways,", "So shall He view thee with a well pleased eye.", "Be still, my soul: the Sun of life divine", "Through passing clouds shall but more brightly shine."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}