{"slug": "lord-in-thee-am-i-confiding", "title": "A Plea for Salvation", "first_line": "Lord, in Thee am I confiding", "author_source": "The Psalter, 1912", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 7, 8, 7], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 38, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 38"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "psalter-1912", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "encoding_origin": "hymnary.org (selection 103) 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 38, selection 103. 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": "Lord, in Thee am I con -- fid -- ing; Thou wilt an -- swer when I call, Lest my foes, the good de -- rid -- ing, Tri -- umph in Thy ser -- vant's fall.", "prose": ["Lord, in Thee am I confiding;", "Thou wilt answer when I call,", "Lest my foes, the good deriding,", "Triumph in Thy servant's fall."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "I am prone to halt and stum -- ble, Grief and sor -- row dwell with -- in, Shame and guilt my spir -- it hum -- ble, I am sor -- ry for my sin.", "prose": ["I am prone to halt and stumble,", "Grief and sorrow dwell within,", "Shame and guilt my spirit humble,", "I am sorry for my sin."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Foes a -- bout my soul are clos -- ing, Full of ha -- tred, false and strong; Choos -- ing good, I find op -- pos -- ing All who love and do the wrong.", "prose": ["Foes about my soul are closing,", "Full of hatred, false and strong;", "Choosing good, I find opposing", "All who love and do the wrong."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Lord, my God, do not for -- sake me, Let me know that Thou art near, Un -- der Thy pro -- tec -- tion take me, As my Sav -- iour now ap -- pear.", "prose": ["Lord, my God, do not forsake me,", "Let me know that Thou art near,", "Under Thy protection take me,", "As my Saviour now appear."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}