{"slug": "grace-and-truth-shall-mark-the-way", "title": "The Blessings of the God-Fearing", "first_line": "Grace and truth shall mark the way", "author_source": "The Psalter, 1912", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [7, 7, 7, 7], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 25, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 25"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "psalter-1912", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "encoding_origin": "hymnary.org (selection 65) 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 25, selection 65. 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": "Grace and truth shall mark the way Where the Lord His own will lead, If His word they still o -- bey And His tes -- ti -- mo -- nies heed.", "prose": ["Grace and truth shall mark the way", "Where the Lord His own will lead,", "If His word they still obey", "And His testimonies heed."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "For Thy Name's sake hear Thou me, For Thy mer -- cy, Lord, I wait; Par -- don my in -- iq -- ui -- ty, For my sin is ver -- y great.", "prose": ["For Thy Name's sake hear Thou me,", "For Thy mercy, Lord, I wait;", "Pardon my iniquity,", "For my sin is very great."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "He who walks in god -- ly fear In the path of truth shall go; Peace shall be his por -- tion here, And his sons all good shall know.", "prose": ["He who walks in godly fear", "In the path of truth shall go;", "Peace shall be his portion here,", "And his sons all good shall know."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "They that fear and love the Lord Shall Je -- ho -- vah's friend -- ship know; He will grace to them ac -- cord, And His faith -- ful cov -- 'nant show.", "prose": ["They that fear and love the Lord", "Shall Jehovah's friendship know;", "He will grace to them accord,", "And His faithful covenant show."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}