{"slug": "god-will-our-strength-and-refuge-prove", "title": "The Protective Power of God", "first_line": "God will our strength and refuge prove", "author_source": "The Psalter, 1912", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 8, 8, 8], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 46, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 46"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "psalter-1912", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "encoding_origin": "hymnary.org (selection 127) 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 46, selection 127. 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": "God will our strength and ref -- uge prove, In all dis -- tress a pres -- ent aid, And, though the trem -- bling earth re -- move, We will not fear nor be dis -- mayed.", "prose": ["God will our strength and refuge prove,", "In all distress a present aid,", "And, though the trembling earth remove,", "We will not fear nor be dismayed."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Our trust in god shall still a -- bide tho' hills be shak -- en from their seat, And though the o -- cean's swell -- ing tide A -- gainst the trem -- bling moun -- tains beat.", "prose": ["Our trust in god shall still abide", "tho' hills be shaken from their seat,", "And though the ocean's swelling tide", "Against the trembling mountains beat."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "A riv -- er flows, whose liv -- ing streams Make glad the cit -- y of our God, The ho -- ly place where glo -- ry beams Where God Most High has His a -- bode.", "prose": ["A river flows, whose living streams", "Make glad the city of our God,", "The holy place where glory beams", "Where God Most High has His abode."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "God has in her His dwell -- ing made, And she shall nev -- er -- more be moved; Her God shall ear -- ly give her aide, Her con -- stant help -- er He has proved.", "prose": ["God has in her His dwelling made,", "And she shall nevermore be moved;", "Her God shall early give her aide,", "Her constant helper He has proved."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "The kings and na -- tions raged in pride; He spake, the earth did melt a -- way; The Lord of Hosts is on her side, Our fa -- thers' God, our strength and stay.", "prose": ["The kings and nations raged in pride;", "He spake, the earth did melt away;", "The Lord of Hosts is on her side,", "Our fathers' God, our strength and stay."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "Come, see the works of God dis -- played, The won -- ders of His might -- y hand, What des -- o -- la -- tions He has made, What ru -- in spread through all the land.", "prose": ["Come, see the works of God displayed,", "The wonders of His mighty hand,", "What desolations He has made,", "What ruin spread through all the land."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "Through all the peo -- pled earth He makes The dread -- ful scourge of war to cease, The im -- ple -- ments of ba -- ttle breaks, And makes the na -- tions dwell in peace.", "prose": ["Through all the peopled earth He makes", "The dreadful scourge of war to cease,", "The implements of battle breaks,", "And makes the nations dwell in peace."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "Be still, ye na -- tions, bow in fear, And know that I a -- lone am God; To us the Lord of Hosts is near, Our fa -- thers' God is our a -- bode.", "prose": ["Be still, ye nations, bow in fear,", "And know that I alone am God;", "To us the Lord of Hosts is near,", "Our fathers' God is our abode."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}