{"slug": "fear-not-o-little-flock", "title": "Fear Not, O Little Flock", "first_line": "Fear not, O little flock, the foe Who madly", "author": "to-king-gustavus-adolphus-of-sweden", "author_date": "1906", "translator": "catherine-winkworth", "translator_date": "1906", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 8, 6, 8, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Assurance", "Calmness", "Comfort", "Courage in Affliction"], "scripture": ["Psalm 34:9-10", "Luke 12:30-32", "Romans 8:32", "Philippians 4:19"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "oh-source-1931", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Open Hymnal X:273; all components published pre-1931 (latest year 1906).", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Fear not, O lit -- tle flock, the foe Who mad -- ly seeks your ov -- er -- throw; Dread not his rage and pow'r; What though your cour -- age some -- times faints, His seem -- ing tri -- umph o'er God's saints Lasts but one lit -- tle hour.", "prose": ["Fear not, O little flock, the foe", "Who madly seeks your overthrow;", "Dread not his rage and pow'r;", "What though your courage sometimes faints,", "His seeming triumph o'er God's saints", "Lasts but one little hour."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Be of good cheer; your cause be -- longs To Him who can a -- venge your wrongs; Leave it to Him our Lord. Though hid -- den yet from all our eyes, He sees the Gid -- eon who shall rise; To save us, and His word.", "prose": ["Be of good cheer; your cause belongs", "To Him who can avenge your wrongs;", "Leave it to Him our Lord.", "Though hidden yet from all our eyes,", "He sees the Gideon who shall rise;", "To save us, and His word."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "As true as God's own word is true, Not earth nor hell with all their crew A -- gainst us shall pre -- vail. A jest and by -- word are they grown; God is with us, we are His own, Our vic -- t'ry can -- not fail.", "prose": ["As true as God's own word is true,", "Not earth nor hell with all their crew", "Against us shall prevail.", "A jest and by-word are they grown;", "God is with us, we are His own,", "Our vict'ry cannot fail."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "A -- men, Lord Je -- sus, grant our prayer! Great Cap -- tain, now Thine arm make bare; Fight for us once a -- gain. So shall thy saints and mar -- tyrs raise A might -- y cho -- rus to Thy praise, World with -- out end. A -- men.", "prose": ["Amen, Lord Jesus, grant our prayer!", "Great Captain, now Thine arm make bare;", "Fight for us once again.", "So shall thy saints and martyrs raise", "A mighty chorus to Thy praise,", "World without end. Amen."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}