{"slug": "he-leadeth-me", "title": "He Leadeth Me", "first_line": "He leadeth me, O blessed thought! O words with", "author": "joseph-h-gilmore", "author_date": "1864", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 8, 8, 8], "doubled": false, "refrain": true, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Angels", "Anticipation", "Atonement", "Blood"], "scripture": ["Matthew 22:37", "1 John 4:18-21", "1 Peter 1:17-19", "1 Thessalonians 4:16-17"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "oh-source-1931", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Open Hymnal X:226; all components published pre-1931 (latest year 1864).", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "hymnary_ids": {"text_auth": "he_leadeth_me_o_blessed_thought", "total_instances": 1424}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "He lead -- eth me, O bless -- ed thought! O words with heav'n -- ly com -- fort fraught! What -- e'er I do, wher -- e'er I be Still 'tis God's hand that lead -- eth me.", "prose": ["He leadeth me, O blessed thought!", "O words with heav'nly comfort fraught!", "Whate'er I do, where'er I be", "Still 'tis God's hand that leadeth me."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Some -- times mid scenes of deep -- est gloom, Some -- times where E -- den's bow -- ers bloom, By wa -- ters still, ov'r troub -- led sea, Still 'tis His hand that lead -- eth me.", "prose": ["Sometimes mid scenes of deepest gloom,", "Sometimes where Eden's bowers bloom,", "By waters still, ov'r troubled sea,", "Still 'tis His hand that leadeth me."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Lord, I would place my hand in Thine, Nor ev -- er mur -- mur nor re -- pine; Con -- tent, what -- ev -- er lot I see, Since 'tis my God that lead -- eth me.", "prose": ["Lord, I would place my hand in Thine,", "Nor ever murmur nor repine;", "Content, whatever lot I see,", "Since 'tis my God that leadeth me."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "And when my task on earth is done, When by Thy grace the vic -- t'ry's won, E'en death's cold wave I will not flee, Since God through Jor -- dan lead -- eth me.", "prose": ["And when my task on earth is done,", "When by Thy grace the vict'ry's won,", "E'en death's cold wave I will not flee,", "Since God through Jordan leadeth me."]}}, "refrain": {"syllabified": "He lead -- eth me, He lead -- eth me, By His own hand He lead -- eth me; His faith -- ful fol -- low'r I would be, For by His hand He lead -- eth me.", "prose": ["He leadeth me, He leadeth me,", "By His own hand He leadeth me;", "His faithful follow'r I would be,", "For by His hand He leadeth me."]}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}