{"slug": "lord-of-glory-who-hast-bought-us", "title": "Lord of Glory, Who Hast Bought Us", "first_line": "Lord of Glory, who hast bought us with Thy", "author": "eliza-s-alderson", "author_date": "1906", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 7, 8, 7], "doubled": true, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Angels", "Gratitude", "Harvest", "Humility"], "scripture": ["1 Chronicles 29:14", "1 John 3:16-18", "Matthew 25:40", "Exodus 23:19"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "oh-source-1931", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Open Hymnal X:297; all components published pre-1931 (latest year 1906).", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "hymnary_ids": {"text_auth": "lord_of_glory_who_hast_bought_us", "total_instances": 66}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Lord of Glo -- ry, who hast bought us with Thy life -- blood as the price, Nev -- er grud -- ging for the lost ones that tre -- men -- dous sac -- ri -- fice; And with that hast free -- ly giv -- en bless -- ings count -- less as the sand, To th'un -- thank -- ful and the ev -- il with Thine own un -- spar -- ing hand.", "prose": ["Lord of Glory, who hast bought us", "with Thy lifeblood as the price,", "Never grudging for the lost ones", "that tremendous sacrifice;", "And with that hast freely given", "blessings countless as the sand,", "To th'unthankful and the evil", "with Thine own unsparing hand."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Grant us hearts, dear Lord, to yield Thee glad -- ly, free -- ly, of Thine own. With the sun -- shine of Thy good -- ness melt our thank -- less hearts of stone. Till our cold and self -- ish na -- tures, warmed by Thee, at length be -- lieve That more hap -- py and more bless -- ed 'tis to give than to re -- ceive.", "prose": ["Grant us hearts, dear Lord, to yield Thee", "gladly, freely, of Thine own.", "With the sunshine of Thy goodness", "melt our thankless hearts of stone.", "Till our cold and selfish natures,", "warmed by Thee, at length believe", "That more happy and more blessed", "'tis to give than to receive."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Wond -- rous hon -- or hast Thou giv -- en to our humb -- lest char -- i -- ty. In Thine own mys -- ter -- ious sen -- tence, \"Ye have done it un -- to Me.\" Can it be, O grac -- ious Mas -- ter, Thou dost deign for alms to sue, Say -- ing by Thy poor and need -- y, \"Give as I have giv -- en you\"", "prose": ["Wondrous honor hast Thou given", "to our humblest charity.", "In Thine own mysterious sentence,", "\"Ye have done it unto Me.\"", "Can it be, O gracious Master,", "Thou dost deign for alms to sue,", "Saying by Thy poor and needy,", "\"Give as I have given you\""]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Lord of Glo -- ry, who hast bought us with Thy life -- blood as the price, Nev -- er grud -- ging for the lost ones that tre -- men -- dous sac -- ri -- fice; Give us faith, to trust Thee bold -- ly; hope, to stay our souls on Thee; But O, best of all Thy grac -- es, give us Thine own char -- i -- ty.", "prose": ["Lord of Glory, who hast bought us", "with Thy lifeblood as the price,", "Never grudging for the lost ones", "that tremendous sacrifice;", "Give us faith, to trust Thee boldly;", "hope, to stay our souls on Thee;", "But O, best of all Thy graces,", "give us Thine own charity."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}