{"slug": "how-firm-a-foundation", "title": "How Firm a Foundation", "first_line": "How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord", "author": "john-rippon", "author_date": "1787", "foot": "anapestic", "meter": {"pattern": [11, 11, 11, 11], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Trust", "Assurance", "The Scriptures"], "scripture": ["Isaiah 43:1-2"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "rippon-selection-1787", "source_kind": "gutenberg", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Rippon's Selection of Hymns, 1787. Compiler d. 1836.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "hymnary_ids": {"text_auth": "how_firm_a_foundation_ye_saints_of", "total_instances": 2383}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "How firm a foun -- da -- tion, ye saints of the Lord, Is laid for your faith in His ex -- cel -- lent Word! What more can He say than to you He hath said, You, who un -- to Je -- sus for ref -- uge have fled?", "prose": ["How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord,", "Is laid for your faith in His excellent Word!", "What more can He say than to you He hath said,", "You, who unto Jesus for refuge have fled?"]}, "2": {"syllabified": "In ev -- ery con -- di -- tion, in sick -- ness, in health; In pov -- er -- ty's vale, or a -- bound -- ing in wealth; At home and a -- broad, on the land, on the sea, As thy days de -- mand, shall thy strength ev -- er be.", "prose": ["In every condition, in sickness, in health;", "In poverty's vale, or abounding in wealth;", "At home and abroad, on the land, on the sea,", "As thy days demand, shall thy strength ever be."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Fear not, I am with thee, O be not dis -- mayed, For I am thy God and will still give thee aid; I'll strength -- en and help thee, and cause thee to stand Up -- held by My right -- eous, om -- nip -- o -- tent hand.", "prose": ["Fear not, I am with thee, O be not dismayed,", "For I am thy God and will still give thee aid;", "I'll strengthen and help thee, and cause thee to stand", "Upheld by My righteous, omnipotent hand."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "When through the deep wa -- ters I call thee to go, The riv -- ers of woe shall not thee o -- ver -- flow; For I will be with thee, thy trou -- bles to bless, And sanc -- ti -- fy to thee thy deep -- est dis -- tress.", "prose": ["When through the deep waters I call thee to go,", "The rivers of woe shall not thee overflow;", "For I will be with thee, thy troubles to bless,", "And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "When through fie -- ry tri -- als thy path -- ways shall lie, My grace, all su -- ffic -- ient, shall be thy sup -- ply; The flame shall not hurt thee; I on -- ly de -- sign Thy dross to con -- sume, and thy gold to re -- fine.", "prose": ["When through fiery trials thy pathways shall lie,", "My grace, all sufficient, shall be thy supply;", "The flame shall not hurt thee; I only design", "Thy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}