{"slug": "lord-to-me-thy-ways-make-known", "title": "Aspiration and Supplication", "first_line": "Lord, to me Thy ways make known", "author_source": "The Psalter, 1912", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [7, 7, 7, 7], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 25, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 25"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "psalter-1912", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "encoding_origin": "hymnary.org (selection 67) 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 25, selection 67. 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, to me Thy ways make known, Guide in truth and teach Thou me; Thou my Sav -- iour art a -- lone, All the day I wait for Thee.", "prose": ["Lord, to me Thy ways make known,", "Guide in truth and teach Thou me;", "Thou my Saviour art alone,", "All the day I wait for Thee."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Lord, re -- mem -- ber in Thy love All Thy mer -- cies man -- i -- fold, Ten -- der mer -- cies from a -- bove, Change -- less from the days of old.", "prose": ["Lord, remember in Thy love", "All Thy mercies manifold,", "Tender mercies from above,", "Changeless from the days of old."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Sins of youth re -- mem -- ber not, Nor my tres -- pass -- es re -- cord; Let not mer -- cy be for -- got, Fro Thy good -- ness' sake, O Lord", "prose": ["Sins of youth remember not,", "Nor my trespasses record;", "Let not mercy be forgot,", "Fro Thy goodness' sake, O Lord"]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Just and good the Lord a -- bides, He His way will sin -- ners show, He the meek in jus -- tice guides, Mak -- ing them His way to know.", "prose": ["Just and good the Lord abides,", "He His way will sinners show,", "He the meek in justice guides,", "Making them His way to know."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "Grace and truth shall mark the way Where the Lord His own will lead, If His word they still o -- bey And His tes -- ti -- mo -- nies heed.", "prose": ["Grace and truth shall mark the way", "Where the Lord His own will lead,", "If His word they still obey", "And His testimonies heed."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}