{"slug": "jesus-thy-boundless-love-to-me", "title": "Jesus, Thy Boundless Love To Me", "first_line": "Jesus, Thy boundless love to me No thought can", "author": "paul-gerhardt", "author_date": "1874", "translator": "john-wesley", "translator_date": "1874", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Atonement", "Bread (of Life/Daily Bread)", "Faith", "God, Majesty & Power of"], "scripture": ["Revelation 1:5-6", "John 6:47-51", "Revelation 5:11-14", "Romans 3:24-25"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "oh-source-1931", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Open Hymnal X:170; all components published pre-1931 (latest year 1874).", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "hymnary_ids": {"text_auth": "jesus_thy_boundless_love_to_me", "total_instances": 373}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Je -- sus, Thy bound -- less love to me No thought can reach, no tongue de -- clare; U -- nite my thank -- ful heart with Thee And reign with -- out a ri -- val there. To Thee a -- lone, dear Lord, I live; My -- self to Thee, dear Lord, I give.", "prose": ["Jesus, Thy boundless love to me", "No thought can reach, no tongue declare;", "Unite my thankful heart with Thee", "And reign without a rival there.", "To Thee alone, dear Lord, I live;", "Myself to Thee, dear Lord, I give."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "O, grant that noth -- ing in my soul May dwell but Thy pure love a -- lone! Oh, may Thy love pos -- sess me whole, My joy, my trea -- sure, and my crown! All cold -- ness from my heart re -- move; My ev -- ery act, word, thought, be love.", "prose": ["O, grant that nothing in my soul", "May dwell but Thy pure love alone!", "Oh, may Thy love possess me whole,", "My joy, my treasure, and my crown!", "All coldness from my heart remove;", "My every act, word, thought, be love."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "O love, how cheer -- ing is thy ray! All pain be -- fore thy pres -- ence flies; Care, an -- guish, sor -- row, melt a -- way Wher -- e'er thy heal -- ing beams a -- rise. O Je -- sus, noth -- ing may I see, Noth -- ing de -- sire or seek, but Thee!", "prose": ["O love, how cheering is thy ray!", "All pain before thy presence flies;", "Care, anguish, sorrow, melt away", "Where'er thy healing beams arise.", "O Jesus, nothing may I see,", "Nothing desire or seek, but Thee!"]}, "4": {"syllabified": "This love un -- wear -- ied I pur -- sue And daunt -- less -- ly to Thee as -- pire. Oh, may Thy love my hope re -- new Burn in my soul like heav'n -- ly fire! And day and night be all my care To guard this sa -- cred treas -- ure there.", "prose": ["This love unwearied I pursue", "And dauntlessly to Thee aspire.", "Oh, may Thy love my hope renew", "Burn in my soul like heav'nly fire!", "And day and night be all my care", "To guard this sacred treasure there."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "My Sav -- ior, Thou Thy love to me In shame, in want, in pain, hast showed; For me, on the a -- ccur -- sed tree, Thou pour -- est forth Thy guilt -- less blood; Thy wounds up -- on my heart im -- press, Nor aught shall the lov'd stamp ef -- face.", "prose": ["My Savior, Thou Thy love to me", "In shame, in want, in pain, hast showed;", "For me, on the accursed tree,", "Thou pourest forth Thy guiltless blood;", "Thy wounds upon my heart impress,", "Nor aught shall the lov'd stamp efface."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}