{"slug": "gracious-god-my-heart-renew", "title": "Gracious Renewal and Testimoney", "first_line": "Gracious God, my heart renew", "author_source": "The Psalter, 1912", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 51, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 51"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "psalter-1912", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "encoding_origin": "hymnary.org (selection 141) 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 51, selection 141. 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": "Gra -- cious God, my heart re -- new, Make my spir -- it right and true; Cast me not a -- way from Thee, Let Thy Spir -- it dwell in me; Thy salvat -- io -- n's joy im -- part, Stead -- fast make my wil -- ling heart.", "prose": ["Gracious God, my heart renew,", "Make my spirit right and true;", "Cast me not away from Thee,", "Let Thy Spirit dwell in me;", "Thy salvation's joy impart,", "Steadfast make my willing heart."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Sin -- ners then shall learn from me And re -- turn, o God to Thee; Sav -- iour, all my guilt re -- move, And my tongue shall sing Thy love; Touch my si -- lent lips, O Lord, And my mouth shall praise ac -- cord.", "prose": ["Sinners then shall learn from me", "And return, o God to Thee;", "Saviour, all my guilt remove,", "And my tongue shall sing Thy love;", "Touch my silent lips, O Lord,", "And my mouth shall praise accord."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Not the for -- mal sac -- ri -- fice Hath ac -- cept -- ance in Thy eyes; Bro -- ken hearts are in Thy sight More than sac -- ri -- fi -- cial rite; Con -- trite spir -- it, plead -- ing cries, Thou, O God, wilt not de -- spise.", "prose": ["Not the formal sacrifice", "Hath acceptance in Thy eyes;", "Broken hearts are in Thy sight", "More than sacrificial rite;", "Contrite spirit, pleading cries,", "Thou, O God, wilt not despise."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Pros -- per Zi -- on in thy grace And her bro -- ken walls re -- place; Then our right -- eous sac -- ri -- fice Shall de -- light Thy ho -- ly eyes; Free -- will of -- f'rings, glad -- ly made, On Thy al -- tar shall be laid.", "prose": ["Prosper Zion in thy grace", "And her broken walls replace;", "Then our righteous sacrifice", "Shall delight Thy holy eyes;", "Freewill off'rings, gladly made,", "On Thy altar shall be laid."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}