{"slug": "i-know-that-my-redeemer-lives", "title": "I Know That My Redeemer Lives", "first_line": "I know that my Redeemer lives", "author": "samuel-medley", "author_date": "1775", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 8, 8, 8], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Easter", "Resurrection", "Eternal Life", "Assurance", "Comfort", "Faith", "Trust"], "scripture": ["Job 19:25", "Psalm 104:33-34"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "medley-1775", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Open Hymnal X:108 (line 12184); Words Samuel Medley 1775 (author d. 1799). Public domain.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "I know that my Re -- deem -- er lives; What com -- fort this sweet sen -- tence gives! He lives, He lives, who once was dead; He lives, my ev -- er liv -- ing Head.", "prose": ["I know that my Redeemer lives;", "What comfort this sweet sentence gives!", "He lives, He lives, who once was dead;", "He lives, my ever living Head."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "He lives to bless me with His love, He lives to plead for me a -- bove. He lives my hun -- gry soul to feed, He lives to help in time of need.", "prose": ["He lives to bless me with His love,", "He lives to plead for me above.", "He lives my hungry soul to feed,", "He lives to help in time of need."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "He lives tri -- um -- phant from the grave, He lives e -- ter -- nal -- ly to save, He lives all glo -- rious in the sky, He lives ex -- alt -- ed there on high.", "prose": ["He lives triumphant from the grave,", "He lives eternally to save,", "He lives all glorious in the sky,", "He lives exalted there on high."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "He lives to grant me rich sup -- ply, He lives to guide me with His eye, He lives to com -- fort me when faint, He lives to hear my soul's com -- plaint.", "prose": ["He lives to grant me rich supply,", "He lives to guide me with His eye,", "He lives to comfort me when faint,", "He lives to hear my soul's complaint."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "He lives to si -- lence all my fears, He lives to wipe a -- way my tears He lives to calm my trou -- bled heart, He lives all bless -- ings to im -- part.", "prose": ["He lives to silence all my fears,", "He lives to wipe away my tears", "He lives to calm my troubled heart,", "He lives all blessings to impart."]}, "6": {"prose": ["He lives, my kind, wise, heav'nly Friend,", "He lives and loves me to the end;", "He lives, and while He lives, I'll sing;", "He lives, my Prophet, Priest, and King."]}, "7": {"prose": ["He lives and grants me daily breath;", "He lives, and I shall conquer death:", "He lives my mansion to prepare;", "He lives to bring me safely there."]}, "8": {"prose": ["He lives, all glory to His Name!", "He lives, my Jesus, still the same.", "Oh, the sweet joy this sentence gives,", "I know that my Redeemer lives!"]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}