{"slug": "beneath-the-cross-of-jesus", "title": "Beneath The Cross Of Jesus", "first_line": "Beneath the cross of Jesus I fain would take", "author": "elizabeth-c-clephane", "author_date": "1891", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [7, 6, 8, 6, 8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Angels", "Anticipation", "Assurance", "Blood"], "scripture": ["Hebrews 10:21-23", "Psalm 71:24", "Romans 5:1"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "oh-source-1931", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Open Hymnal X:194; all components published pre-1931 (latest year 1891).", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "hymnary_ids": {"text_auth": "beneath_the_cross_of_jesus_i_fain_would", "total_instances": 599}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Be -- neath the cross of Je -- sus I fain would take my stand, The shad -- ow of a might -- y rock with -- in a wear -- y land; A home with -- in the wild -- er -- ness, a rest up -- on the way, From the burn -- ing of the noon -- tide heat, and the bur -- den of the day.", "prose": ["Beneath the cross of Jesus", "I fain would take my stand,", "The shadow of a mighty rock", "within a weary land;", "A home within the wilderness,", "a rest upon the way,", "From the burning of the noontide heat,", "and the burden of the day."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "O safe and happ -- y shel -- ter, O ref -- uge tried and sweet, O tryst -- ing place where Heav -- en's love and Heav -- en's jus -- tice meet! As to the ho -- ly pa -- tri -- arch that won -- drous dream was giv'n, So seems my Sav -- ior's cross to me, a lad -- der up to heav'n.", "prose": ["O safe and happy shelter,", "O refuge tried and sweet,", "O trysting place where Heaven's love", "and Heaven's justice meet!", "As to the holy patriarch", "that wondrous dream was giv'n,", "So seems my Savior's cross to me,", "a ladder up to heav'n."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "There lies be -- neath its shad -- ow but on the fur -- ther side The dark -- ness of an aw -- ful grave that gapes both deep and wide And there be -- tween us stands the cross two arms out -- stretched to save A watch -- man set to guard the way from that e -- ter -- nal grave.", "prose": ["There lies beneath its shadow", "but on the further side", "The darkness of an awful grave", "that gapes both deep and wide", "And there between us stands the cross", "two arms outstretched to save", "A watchman set to guard the way", "from that eternal grave."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Up -- on that cross of Je -- sus mine eye at times can see The ver -- y dy -- ing form of One Who suf -- fered there for me; And from my strick -- en heart with tears two won -- ders I con -- fess; The won -- ders of re -- deem -- ing love and my un -- worth -- i -- ness.", "prose": ["Upon that cross of Jesus", "mine eye at times can see", "The very dying form of One", "Who suffered there for me;", "And from my stricken heart with tears", "two wonders I confess;", "The wonders of redeeming love", "and my unworthiness."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "I take, O cross, thy shad -- ow for my a -- bid -- ing place; I ask no oth -- er sun -- shine than the sun -- shine of His face; Con -- tent to let the world go by to know no gain or loss, My sin -- ful self my on -- ly shame, my glor -- y all the cross.", "prose": ["I take, O cross, thy shadow", "for my abiding place;", "I ask no other sunshine than", "the sunshine of His face;", "Content to let the world go by", "to know no gain or loss,", "My sinful self my only shame,", "my glory all the cross."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}