{"slug": "hear-isrels-shepherd-like-a-flock", "title": "Hear, Isr'el's Shepherd! Like a Flock", "first_line": "Hear, Isr'el's Shepherd! like a flock", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 80, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 80"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "scottish-psalter-1650", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "encoding_origin": "reformed-standards/compendium (cross-verified against thewestminsterstandard.org)", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "The Psalms of David in Metre (Scottish Psalter), 1650 \u2014 Psalm 80. Committee versification (Rous revision); all contributors d. before 1700. Imported by tools/psalter_import.py: transcription cross-verified word-for-word against an independent edition; every line machine-scanned to the metre.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Hear, Is -- r'el's Shep -- herd! like a flock thou that dost Jo -- seph guide; Shine forth, O thou that dost be -- tween the cher -- u -- bims a -- bide.", "prose": ["Hear, Isr'el's Shepherd! like a flock", "thou that dost Joseph guide;", "Shine forth, O thou that dost between", "the cherubims abide."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "In E -- phra -- im's and Ben -- ja -- min's, and in Ma -- nas -- seh's sight, O come for our sal -- va -- ti -- on; stir up thy strength and might.", "prose": ["In Ephraim's and Benjamin's,", "and in Manasseh's sight,", "O come for our salvation;", "stir up thy strength and might."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Turn us a -- gain, O Lord our God, and up -- on us vouch -- safe To make thy coun -- ten -- ance to shine, and so we shall be safe.", "prose": ["Turn us again, O Lord our God,", "and upon us vouchsafe", "To make thy countenance to shine,", "and so we shall be safe."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "O Lord of hosts, al -- might -- y God, how long shall kin -- dled be Thy wrath a -- gainst the pray -- er made by thine own folk to thee?", "prose": ["O Lord of hosts, almighty God,", "how long shall kindled be", "Thy wrath against the prayer made", "by thine own folk to thee?"]}, "5": {"syllabified": "Thou tears of sor -- row giv'st to them in -- stead of bread to eat; Yea, tears in -- stead of drink thou giv'st to them in mea -- sure great.", "prose": ["Thou tears of sorrow giv'st to them", "instead of bread to eat;", "Yea, tears instead of drink thou giv'st", "to them in measure great."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "Thou mak -- est us a strife un -- to our neigh -- bours round a -- bout; Our en -- e -- mies a -- mong them -- selves at us do laugh and flout.", "prose": ["Thou makest us a strife unto", "our neighbours round about;", "Our enemies among themselves", "at us do laugh and flout."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "Turn us a -- gain, O God of hosts, and up -- on us vouch -- safe To make thy coun -- ten -- ance to shine, and so we shall be safe.", "prose": ["Turn us again, O God of hosts,", "and upon us vouchsafe", "To make thy countenance to shine,", "and so we shall be safe."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "A vine from E -- gypt brought thou hast, by thine out -- stretch -- ed hand; And thou the hea -- then out didst cast to plant it in their land.", "prose": ["A vine from Egypt brought thou hast,", "by thine outstretched hand;", "And thou the heathen out didst cast", "to plant it in their land."]}, "9": {"syllabified": "Be -- fore it thou a room didst make, where it might grow and stand; Thou caus -- edst it deep root to take, and it did fill the land.", "prose": ["Before it thou a room didst make,", "where it might grow and stand;", "Thou causedst it deep root to take,", "and it did fill the land."]}, "10": {"syllabified": "The moun -- tains veiled were with its shade, as with a cov -- er -- ing; Like good -- ly ce -- dars were the boughs which out from it did spring.", "prose": ["The mountains veiled were with its shade,", "as with a covering;", "Like goodly cedars were the boughs", "which out from it did spring."]}, "11": {"syllabified": "Up -- on the one hand to the sea her boughs she did out send; On th'oth -- er side un -- to the flood her bran -- ches did ex -- tend.", "prose": ["Upon the one hand to the sea", "her boughs she did out send;", "On th' other side unto the flood", "her branches did extend."]}, "12": {"syllabified": "Why hast thou then thus bro -- ken down, and ta'en her hedge a -- way? So that all pas -- sen -- gers do pluck, and make of her a prey.", "prose": ["Why hast thou then thus broken down,", "and ta'en her hedge away?", "So that all passengers do pluck,", "and make of her a prey."]}, "13": {"syllabified": "The boar who from the for -- est comes doth waste it at his plea -- sure; The wild beast of the field al -- so de -- vours it out of mea -- sure.", "prose": ["The boar who from the forest comes", "doth waste it at his pleasure;", "The wild beast of the field also", "devours it out of measure."]}, "14": {"syllabified": "O God of hosts, we thee be -- seech, re -- turn now un -- to thine; Look down from heav'n in love, be -- hold, and vis -- it this thy vine:", "prose": ["O God of hosts, we thee beseech,", "return now unto thine;", "Look down from heav'n in love, behold,", "and visit this thy vine:"]}, "15": {"syllabified": "This vine -- yard, which thine own right hand hath plant -- ed us a -- mong; And that same branch, which for thy -- self thou hast made to be strong.", "prose": ["This vineyard, which thine own right hand", "hath planted us among;", "And that same branch, which for thyself", "thou hast made to be strong."]}, "16": {"syllabified": "Burnt up it is with flam -- ing fire, it al -- so is cut down: They ut -- ter -- ly are per -- ish -- ed, when as thy face doth frown.", "prose": ["Burnt up it is with flaming fire,", "it also is cut down:", "They utterly are perished,", "when as thy face doth frown."]}, "17": {"syllabified": "O let thy hand be still up -- on the Man of thy right hand, The Son of man, whom for thy -- self thou mad -- est strong to stand.", "prose": ["O let thy hand be still upon", "the Man of thy right hand,", "The Son of man, whom for thyself", "thou madest strong to stand."]}, "18": {"syllabified": "So hence -- forth we will not go back, nor turn from thee at all: O do thou qui -- cken us, and we up -- on thy name will call.", "prose": ["So henceforth we will not go back,", "nor turn from thee at all:", "O do thou quicken us, and we", "upon thy name will call."]}, "19": {"syllabified": "Turn us a -- gain, Lord God of hosts, and up -- on us vouch -- safe To make thy coun -- ten -- ance to shine, and so we shall be safe.", "prose": ["Turn us again, Lord God of hosts,", "and upon us vouchsafe", "To make thy countenance to shine,", "and so we shall be safe."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}