{"slug": "lamp-of-our-feet", "title": "Lamp of Our Feet", "first_line": "Lamp of our feet! whereby we trace Our path", "author": "bernard-barton", "author_date": "1875", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Charity", "Christian Home", "Family", "Christmas", "Advent", "God, Justness of"], "scripture": ["Exodus 20:1-17", "Deuteronomy 5:6-21", "1 Timothy 2:5-6", "Psalm 60:11-12"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "oh-source-1931", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Open Hymnal X:156; all components published pre-1931 (latest year 1875).", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "hymnary_ids": {"text_auth": "lamp_of_our_feet_whereby_we_trace", "total_instances": 291}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Lamp of our feet! where -- by we trace Our path, when wont to stray; Stream from the fount of heav'n -- ly grace! Brook by the trav -- 'ler's way!", "prose": ["Lamp of our feet! whereby we trace", "Our path, when wont to stray;", "Stream from the fount of heav'nly grace!", "Brook by the trav'ler's way!"]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Bread of our souls! where -- on we feed; True man -- na from on high! Our guide, and chart where -- in we read Of realms be -- yond the sky.", "prose": ["Bread of our souls! whereon we feed;", "True manna from on high!", "Our guide, and chart wherein we read", "Of realms beyond the sky."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Pil -- lar of fire -- through watch -- es dark! Or ra -- diant cloud by day! When waves would whelm our toss -- ing bark -- Our an -- chor and our stay!", "prose": ["Pillar of fire\u2014through watches dark!", "Or radiant cloud by day!", "When waves would whelm our tossing bark\u2014", "Our anchor and our stay!"]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Pole -- star on life's tem -- pest -- uous deep! Bea -- con! when doubts sur -- round; Com -- pass! by which our course we keep; Our deep sea -- lead, to sound!", "prose": ["Pole-star on life's tempestuous deep!", "Beacon! when doubts surround;", "Compass! by which our course we keep;", "Our deep-sea lead, to sound!"]}, "5": {"syllabified": "Rich -- es in pov -- er -- ty! our aid In ev -- ery need -- ful hour! Un -- shak -- en rock! the pil -- grim's shade; The sol -- dier's for -- tress tow'r.", "prose": ["Riches in poverty! our aid", "In every needful hour!", "Unshaken rock! the pilgrim's shade;", "The soldier's fortress tow'r."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}