{"slug": "jesus-priceless-treasure", "title": "Jesus, Priceless Treasure", "first_line": "Jesus, priceless treasure", "author": "johann-franck", "author_date": "1653", "translator": "catherine-winkworth", "translator_date": "1863", "foot": "trochaic", "meter": {"pattern": [6, 6, 5, 6, 6, 5, 7, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": true}, "topics": ["Jesus Christ", "Comfort", "Devotion"], "scripture": ["Matthew 13:44"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "cyberhymnal", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Johann Franck, \"Jesu, meine Freude\" (1653); English translation \"Jesus, Priceless Treasure\" by Catherine Winkworth, The Chorale Book for England (1863). Franck d. 1677, Winkworth d. 1878; all components pre-1931. Standard three-stanza form as printed in The Cyber Hymnal and common hymnals (e.g. United Methodist Hymnal 532, SDA Hymnal 239).", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Je -- sus, price -- less trea -- sure, Source of pur -- est plea -- sure, Tru -- est Friend to me; Ah, how long I've pant -- ed, And my heart has faint -- ed, Thirst -- ing, Lord, for Thee. Thine I am, O spot -- less Lamb, I will suf -- fer naught to hide Thee, Naught I ask be -- side Thee.", "prose": ["Jesus, priceless treasure,", "Source of purest pleasure,", "Truest Friend to me;", "Ah, how long I've panted,", "And my heart has fainted,", "Thirsting, Lord, for Thee.", "Thine I am, O spotless Lamb,", "I will suffer naught to hide Thee,", "Naught I ask beside Thee."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "In Thine arms I rest me; Foes who would mo -- lest me Can -- not reach me here. Though the earth be shak -- ing, Ev -- ery heart be quak -- ing, Je -- sus calms my fear. Sin and hell in con -- flict fell, With their bit -- ter storms as -- sail me, Je -- sus will not fail me.", "prose": ["In Thine arms I rest me;", "Foes who would molest me", "Cannot reach me here.", "Though the earth be shaking,", "Every heart be quaking,", "Jesus calms my fear.", "Sin and hell in conflict fell,", "With their bitter storms assail me,", "Jesus will not fail me."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Hence, all fear and sad -- ness! For the Lord of glad -- ness, Je -- sus, en -- ters in. Those who love the Fa -- ther, Though the storms may gath -- er, Still have peace with -- in; Yea, what -- e'er I here must bear, Still in Thee lies pur -- est plea -- sure, Je -- sus, price -- less trea -- sure!", "prose": ["Hence, all fear and sadness!", "For the Lord of gladness,", "Jesus, enters in.", "Those who love the Father,", "Though the storms may gather,", "Still have peace within;", "Yea, whate'er I here must bear,", "Still in Thee lies purest pleasure,", "Jesus, priceless treasure!"]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}