{"slug": "how-dear-to-me-o-lord-of-hosts", "title": "Delight in the House of God", "first_line": "How dear to me, O Lord of hosts", "author_source": "The Psalter, 1912", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": true, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 84, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 84"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "psalter-1912", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "encoding_origin": "hymnary.org (selection 225) 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 84, selection 225. 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": "How dear to me, O Lord of hosts, The place where Thou dost dwell; The tab -- er -- nac -- les of Thy grace In pleas -- ant -- ness ex -- cel. My spir -- it longs, yea, e -- ven faints, Thy sa -- cred courts to see; My thirst -- ing heart and flesh cry out, O liv -- ing God, for Thee.", "prose": ["How dear to me, O Lord of hosts,", "The place where Thou dost dwell;", "The tabernacles of Thy grace", "In pleasantness excel.", "My spirit longs, yea, even faints,", "Thy sacred courts to see;", "My thirsting heart and flesh cry out,", "O living God, for Thee."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Be -- neath Thy care the spar -- row finds A place of peace -- ful rest; Where she may safe -- ly lay her young The swal -- low finds a nest; Then, Lord of Hosts, my King, my God, Thy love will shel -- ter me; Be -- neath Thy al -- tar's peace -- ful shade My dwell -- ing -- place shall be.", "prose": ["Beneath Thy care the sparrow finds", "A place of peaceful rest;", "Where she may safely lay her young", "The swallow finds a nest;", "Then, Lord of Hosts, my King, my God,", "Thy love will shelter me;", "Beneath Thy altar's peaceful shade", "My dwelling-place shall be."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Blest they who dwell with -- in Thy house, Their per -- fect strength Thou art; Their joy -- ful praise shall nev -- er cease, Thy ways are in their heart. Their tears of grief, like ear -- ly rain, Sweet springs of joy shall fill; With strength re -- newed they jour -- ney safe To Zi -- on's ho -- ly hill.", "prose": ["Blest they who dwell within Thy house,", "Their perfect strength Thou art;", "Their joyful praise shall never cease,", "Thy ways are in their heart.", "Their tears of grief, like early rain,", "Sweet springs of joy shall fill;", "With strength renewed they journey safe", "To Zion's holy hill."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}