{"slug": "lord-bless-and-pity-us", "title": "Lord, Bless and Pity Us", "first_line": "Lord, bless and pity us", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [6, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 67, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 67"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "scottish-psalter-1650", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "encoding_origin": "reformed-standards/compendium (cross-verified against thewestminsterstandard.org)", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "The Psalms of David in Metre (Scottish Psalter), 1650 \u2014 Psalm 67. Committee versification (Rous revision); all contributors d. before 1700. Imported by tools/psalter_import.py: transcription cross-verified word-for-word against an independent edition; every line machine-scanned to the metre.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Lord, bless and pit -- y us, shine on us with thy face: That th'earth thy way, and na -- tions all may know thy sav -- ing grace.", "prose": ["Lord, bless and pity us,", "shine on us with thy face:", "That th' earth thy way, and nations all", "may know thy saving grace."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Let peo -- ple praise thee, Lord; let peo -- ple all thee praise. O let the na -- ti -- ons be glad, in songs their voic -- es raise:", "prose": ["Let people praise thee, Lord;", "let people all thee praise.", "O let the nations be glad,", "in songs their voices raise:"]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Thou'lt just -- ly peo -- ple judge, on earth rule na -- tions all. Let peo -- ple praise thee, Lord; let them praise thee, both great and small.", "prose": ["Thou 'lt justly people judge,", "on earth rule nations all.", "Let people praise thee, Lord; let them", "praise thee, both great and small."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "The earth her fruit shall yield, our God shall bless -- ing send. God shall us bless; men shall him fear un -- to earth's ut -- most end.", "prose": ["The earth her fruit shall yield,", "our God shall blessing send.", "God shall us bless; men shall him fear", "unto earth's utmost end."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}