{"slug": "lord-keep-us-steadfast-in-thy-word", "title": "Lord, Keep Us Steadfast in Thy Word", "first_line": "Lord, Keep Us Steadfast in Thy Word", "author": "martin-luther", "author_date": "1541", "translator": "catherine-winkworth", "translator_date": "1863", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 8, 8, 8], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["The Scriptures", "Church on Earth (Church Militant)", "Holy Spirit", "Trinity"], "scripture": ["John 17:11"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "cyberhymnal", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Words: Martin Luther, 1541 (\"Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort\"), translated from German to English by Catherine Winkworth, The Chorale Book for England (London, 1863), No. 103. Text from The Cyber Hymnal. All components pre-1931.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Lord, keep us stead -- fast in Thy Word; Curb those who fain by craft and sword Would wrest the king -- dom from Thy Son And set at naught all He hath done.", "prose": ["Lord, keep us steadfast in Thy Word;", "Curb those who fain by craft and sword", "Would wrest the kingdom from Thy Son", "And set at naught all He hath done."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Lord Je -- sus Christ, Thy power make known, For Thou art Lord of lords a -- lone; De -- fend Thy Chris -- ten -- dom that we May ev -- er -- more sing praise to Thee.", "prose": ["Lord Jesus Christ, Thy power make known,", "For Thou art Lord of lords alone;", "Defend Thy Christendom that we", "May evermore sing praise to Thee."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "O Com -- fort -- er, of price -- less worth, Send peace and u -- ni -- ty on earth. Sup -- port us in our fi -- nal strife, And lead us out of death to life.", "prose": ["O Comforter, of priceless worth,", "Send peace and unity on earth.", "Support us in our final strife,", "And lead us out of death to life."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}