{"slug": "gentle-mary-laid-her-child", "title": "Gentle Mary Laid Her Child", "first_line": "Gentle Mary laid her Child lowly in a manger", "author": "joseph-s-cook", "author_date": "1919", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [7, 6, 7, 6], "doubled": true, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Assurance", "Calmness", "Christmas/Advent", "Comfort"], "scripture": ["Luke 2:10-11", "Psalm 46:10"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "oh-source-1931", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Open Hymnal X:55; all components published pre-1931 (latest year 1919).", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Gen -- tle Ma -- ry laid her Child low -- ly in a man -- ger; There He lay, the un -- de -- filed, to the world a Stran -- ger: Such a Babe in such a place, can He be the Sav -- ior? Ask the saved of all the race who have found His fa -- vor.", "prose": ["Gentle Mary laid her Child", "lowly in a manger;", "There He lay, the undefiled,", "to the world a Stranger:", "Such a Babe in such a place,", "can He be the Savior?", "Ask the saved of all the race", "who have found His favor."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "An -- gels sang a -- bout His birth; wise men sought and found Him; Heav -- en's star shone bright -- ly forth, glo -- ry all a -- round Him: Shep -- herds saw the won -- drous sight, heard the an -- gels sing -- ing; All the plains were lit that night, all the hills were ring -- ing.", "prose": ["Angels sang about His birth;", "wise men sought and found Him;", "Heaven's star shone brightly forth,", "glory all around Him:", "Shepherds saw the wondrous sight,", "heard the angels singing;", "All the plains were lit that night,", "all the hills were ringing."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Gen -- tle Ma -- ry laid her Child low -- ly in a man -- ger; He is still the un -- de -- filed, but no more a stran -- ger: Son of God, of hum -- ble birth, beau -- ti -- ful the sto -- ry; Praise His Name in all the earth, hail the King of glo -- ry!", "prose": ["Gentle Mary laid her Child", "lowly in a manger;", "He is still the undefiled,", "but no more a stranger:", "Son of God, of humble birth,", "beautiful the story;", "Praise His Name in all the earth,", "hail the King of glory!"]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}