{"slug": "great-is-thy-faithfulness", "title": "Great Is Thy Faithfulness", "first_line": "Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father", "author": "thomas-o-chisholm", "author_date": "1923", "foot": "dactylic", "meter": {"pattern": [11, 10, 11, 10], "doubled": false, "refrain": true, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Assurance", "Faithfulness of God", "Providence", "Trust"], "scripture": ["Lamentations 3:22-23", "James 1:17"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "cyberhymnal", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Thomas O. Chisholm, \"Great Is Thy Faithfulness,\" first published 1923 (Hope Publishing); US public domain since 2019-01-01 (published pre-1931). Text from The Cyber Hymnal. All components pre-1931.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Great is Thy faith -- ful -- ness, O God my Fa -- ther, There is no shad -- ow of turn -- ing with Thee; Thou chang -- est not, Thy com -- pas -- sions, they fail not; As Thou hast been Thou for -- ev -- er wilt be.", "prose": ["Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father,", "There is no shadow of turning with Thee;", "Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not;", "As Thou hast been Thou forever wilt be."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Sum -- mer and win -- ter, and spring -- time and har -- vest, Sun, moon and stars in their cours -- es a -- bove, Join with all na -- ture in man -- i -- fold wit -- ness To Thy great faith -- ful -- ness, mer -- cy and love.", "prose": ["Summer and winter, and springtime and harvest,", "Sun, moon and stars in their courses above,", "Join with all nature in manifold witness", "To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Par -- don for sin and a peace that en -- dur -- eth, Thine own dear pres -- ence to cheer and to guide; Strength for to -- day and bright hope for to -- mor -- row, Bless -- ings all mine, with ten thou -- sand be -- side!", "prose": ["Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,", "Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;", "Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,", "Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!"]}}, "refrain": {"syllabified": "Great is Thy faith -- ful -- ness! Great is Thy faith -- ful -- ness! Morn -- ing by morn -- ing new mer -- cies I see; All I have need -- ed Thy hand hath pro -- vid -- ed\u2014 Great is Thy faith -- ful -- ness, Lord, un -- to me!", "prose": ["Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness!", "Morning by morning new mercies I see;", "All I have needed Thy hand hath provided\u2014", "Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!"]}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}