{"slug": "in-sweet-communion-lord-with-thee", "title": "Life With God", "first_line": "In sweet communion, Lord, with Thee", "author_source": "The Psalter, 1912", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 73, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 73"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "psalter-1912", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "encoding_origin": "hymnary.org (selection 203) 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 73, selection 203. 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": "In sweet com -- mu -- nion, Lord, with Thee I con -- stant -- ly a -- bide; My hand Thou hold -- est in Thy own To keep me near Thy side.", "prose": ["In sweet communion, Lord, with Thee", "I constantly abide;", "My hand Thou holdest in Thy own", "To keep me near Thy side."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Thy coun -- sel through my earth -- ly way Shall guide me and con -- trol, And then to glo -- ry af -- ter -- ward Thou wilt re -- ceive my soul.", "prose": ["Thy counsel through my earthly way", "Shall guide me and control,", "And then to glory afterward", "Thou wilt receive my soul."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Whom have I, Lord, in heav'n but Thee, To Whom my tho'ts as -- pire? And, hav -- ing Thee, on earth is nought That I can yet de -- sire?", "prose": ["Whom have I, Lord, in heav'n but Thee,", "To Whom my tho'ts aspire?", "And, having Thee, on earth is nought", "That I can yet desire?"]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Tho' flesh and heart should faint and fail, The Lord will ev -- er be The strength and por -- tion of my heart, My God e -- ter -- nal -- ly.", "prose": ["Tho' flesh and heart should faint and fail,", "The Lord will ever be", "The strength and portion of my heart,", "My God eternally."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "To live a -- part from God is death, 'Tis good His face to seek; My ref -- uge is the liv -- ing God, His praise I long to speak.", "prose": ["To live apart from God is death,", "'Tis good His face to seek;", "My refuge is the living God,", "His praise I long to speak."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}