{"slug": "i-know-whom-i-have-believed", "title": "I Know Whom I Have Believed", "first_line": "I know not why God's wondrous grace To me", "author": "daniel-webster-whittle-a-k-a-elias-nathan", "author_date": "1892", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": true, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Angels", "Assurance", "Atonement", "Blood"], "scripture": ["Romans 8:31-39", "Psalm 27:1-3", "Isaiah 50:7-9", "John 10:28-30"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "oh-source-1931", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Open Hymnal X:278; all components published pre-1931 (latest year 1892).", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "I know not why God's won -- drous grace To me He hath made known, Nor why, un -- wor -- thy, Christ in love Re -- deemed me for His own.", "prose": ["I know not why God's wondrous grace", "To me He hath made known,", "Nor why, unworthy, Christ in love", "Redeemed me for His own."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "I know not how this sav -- ing faith To me He did im -- part, Nor how be -- liev -- ing in His Word Wrought peace with -- in my heart.", "prose": ["I know not how this saving faith", "To me He did impart,", "Nor how believing in His Word", "Wrought peace within my heart."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "I know not how the Spir -- it moves, Con -- vin -- cing us of sin, Re -- veal -- ing Je -- sus through the Word, Cre -- at -- ing faith in Him.", "prose": ["I know not how the Spirit moves,", "Convincing us of sin,", "Revealing Jesus through the Word,", "Creating faith in Him."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "I know not what of good or ill May be re -- served for me, Of wea -- ry ways or gol -- den days, Be -- fore His face I see.", "prose": ["I know not what of good or ill", "May be reserved for me,", "Of weary ways or golden days,", "Before His face I see."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "I know not when my Lord may come, At night or noon -- day fair, Nor if I walk the vale with Him, Or meet Him in the air.", "prose": ["I know not when my Lord may come,", "At night or noonday fair,", "Nor if I walk the vale with Him,", "Or meet Him in the air."]}}, "refrain": {"syllabified": "But I know Whom I have be -- liev -- ed, And am per -- suad -- ed that He is ab -- le To keep that which I've com -- mit -- ted Un -- to Him a -- gainst that day.", "prose": ["But I know Whom I have believed,", "And am persuaded that He is able", "To keep that which I've committed", "Unto Him against that day."]}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}