{"slug": "how-long-wilt-thou-forget-me", "title": "Trust in the Mercy of God", "first_line": "How long wilt thou forget me", "author_source": "The Psalter, 1912", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [7, 6, 7, 6], "doubled": true, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 13, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 13"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "psalter-1912", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "encoding_origin": "hymnary.org (selection 22) 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 13, selection 22. 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 long wilt thou for -- get me, O Lord, Thou God of grace? How long shall fears be -- set me, While dark -- ness hides Thy face? How long shall griefs dis -- tress me And turn my day to night? How long shall foes op -- press me And tri -- umph in their might?", "prose": ["How long wilt thou forget me,", "O Lord, Thou God of grace?", "How long shall fears beset me,", "While darkness hides Thy face?", "How long shall griefs distress me", "And turn my day to night?", "How long shall foes oppress me", "And triumph in their might?"]}, "2": {"syllabified": "O Lord my God, be -- hold me, And hear my ear -- nest cries; Lest sleep of death en -- fold me, En -- ligh -- ten Thou mine eyes; Lest now my foe in -- sult -- ing Should boast of his suc -- cess, And en -- e -- mies ex -- ult -- ing Re -- joice in my dis -- tress.", "prose": ["O Lord my God, behold me,", "And hear my earnest cries;", "Lest sleep of death enfold me,", "Enlighten Thou mine eyes;", "Lest now my foe insulting", "Should boast of his success,", "And enemies exulting", "Rejoice in my distress."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "But I with ex -- pec -- ta -- tion Have on Thy grace re -- lied; My heart in Thy sal -- va -- tion Shall still with joy con -- fide. And I with voice of sing -- ing Will praise the Lord a -- bove, Who, rich -- est boun -- ties bring -- ing, Has dealt with me in love.", "prose": ["But I with expectation", "Have on Thy grace relied;", "My heart in Thy salvation", "Shall still with joy confide.", "And I with voice of singing", "Will praise the Lord above,", "Who, richest bounties bringing,", "Has dealt with me in love."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}