{"slug": "jehovah-hear-thee-in-thy-grief", "title": "Mutual Intercession", "first_line": "Jehovah hear thee in thy grief", "author_source": "The Psalter, 1912", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 8, 8, 8], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 20, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 20"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "psalter-1912", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "encoding_origin": "hymnary.org (selection 43) 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 20, selection 43. 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": "Je -- ho -- vah hear thee in thy grief, Our fa -- thers' God de -- fend thee still, Send from His ho -- ly place re -- lief, And streng -- then thee from Zi -- on's hill.", "prose": ["Jehovah hear thee in thy grief,", "Our fathers' God defend thee still,", "Send from His holy place relief,", "And strengthen thee from Zion's hill."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Thy sac -- ri -- fice may He re -- gard, And all thy of -- f'rings bear in mind; Thy heart's de -- sire to thee ac -- cord, Ful -- fill -- ing all thou hast de -- signed.", "prose": ["Thy sacrifice may He regard,", "And all thy off'rings bear in mind;", "Thy heart's desire to thee accord,", "Fulfilling all thou hast designed."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "In thy sal -- va -- tion we re -- joice, And in God's Name our ban -- ners raise; Je -- ho -- vah hear -- ken to thy voice, Ful -- fill thy prayers thro' all thy days.", "prose": ["In thy salvation we rejoice,", "And in God's Name our banners raise;", "Jehovah hearken to thy voice,", "Fulfill thy prayers thro' all thy days."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Sal -- va -- tion will the Lord com -- mand, And His a -- noint -- ed will de -- fend; Yea, with the strength of His right hand From heav'n He will an an -- swer send.", "prose": ["Salvation will the Lord command,", "And His anointed will defend;", "Yea, with the strength of His right hand", "From heav'n He will an answer send."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "How vain their ev -- 'ry con -- fi -- dence Who on mere hu -- man help re -- ly; But we re -- mem -- ber for de -- fense The Name of God, the Lord Most High.", "prose": ["How vain their ev'ry confidence", "Who on mere human help rely;", "But we remember for defense", "The Name of God, the Lord Most High."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "Now we a -- rise and up -- right stand, While they, sub -- dued and help -- less fall; Je -- ho -- vah, save us by Thy hand, The King give an -- swer when we call.", "prose": ["Now we arise and upright stand,", "While they, subdued and helpless fall;", "Jehovah, save us by Thy hand,", "The King give answer when we call."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}