{"slug": "guide-me-o-thou-great-jehovah", "title": "Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah", "first_line": "Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah", "author": "william-williams", "author_date": "1745", "translator": "peter-williams", "translator_date": "1771", "foot": "trochaic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 7, 7], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Pilgrimage", "Guidance", "Trust"], "scripture": ["Exodus 13:21", "John 6:35"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "cyberhymnal", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "William Williams, \"Arglwydd, arwain trwy'r anialwch\" (Welsh, 1745); English \"Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah\" translated by Peter Williams (1771) and William Williams. Text from The Cyber Hymnal. The seventh line of each stanza repeats the sixth, as the tune (CWM RHONDDA) requires. All components pre-1931.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Guide me, O Thou great Je -- ho -- vah, Pil -- grim through this bar -- ren land; I am weak, but Thou art might -- y; Hold me with Thy power -- ful hand; Bread of heav -- en, bread of heav -- en, Feed me till I want no more; Feed me till I want no more.", "prose": ["Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah,", "Pilgrim through this barren land;", "I am weak, but Thou art mighty;", "Hold me with Thy powerful hand:", "Bread of heaven, bread of heaven,", "Feed me till I want no more;", "Feed me till I want no more."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "O -- pen now the crys -- tal foun -- tain, Whence the heal -- ing stream doth flow; Let the fire and cloud -- y pil -- lar Lead me all my jour -- ney through: Strong de -- liv -- 'rer, strong de -- liv -- 'rer, Be Thou still my strength and shield; Be Thou still my strength and shield.", "prose": ["Open now the crystal fountain,", "Whence the healing stream doth flow;", "Let the fire and cloudy pillar", "Lead me all my journey through:", "Strong Deliverer, strong Deliverer,", "Be Thou still my strength and shield;", "Be Thou still my strength and shield."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "When I tread the verge of Jor -- dan, Bid my anx -- ious fears sub -- side; Death of death, and hell's de -- struc -- tion, Land me safe on Ca -- naan's side: Songs of prais -- es, songs of prais -- es, I will ev -- er give to Thee; I will ev -- er give to Thee.", "prose": ["When I tread the verge of Jordan,", "Bid my anxious fears subside;", "Death of death, and hell's destruction,", "Land me safe on Canaan's side:", "Songs of praises, songs of praises,", "I will ever give to Thee;", "I will ever give to Thee."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}