{"slug": "loving-shepherd-of-thy-sheep", "title": "Loving Shepherd of Thy Sheep", "first_line": "Loving Shepherd of Thy Sheep", "author": "jane-leeson", "author_date": "1842", "foot": "trochaic", "meter": {"pattern": [7, 7, 7, 7], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Jesus Christ", "Guidance", "Trust"], "scripture": ["John 10:14"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "cyberhymnal", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Jane E. Leeson (1809-1881), \"Loving Shepherd of Thy Sheep,\" in Hymns and Scenes of Childhood (1842). Rendered here in the standard five-stanza (four lines each) hymnal form (as in Hymns Ancient & Modern, 1875, and later collections; the original prints three eight-line stanzas). Public-domain text; all components pre-1931.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Lov -- ing Shep -- herd of Thy sheep, Keep Thy lamb, in safe -- ty keep; Noth -- ing can Thy pow'r with -- stand, None can pluck me from Thy hand.", "prose": ["Loving Shepherd of Thy sheep,", "Keep Thy lamb, in safety keep;", "Nothing can Thy power withstand,", "None can pluck me from Thy hand."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Lov -- ing Sav -- iour, Thou didst give Thine own life that we might live; And the hands out -- stretched to bless Bear the cru -- el nails' im -- press.", "prose": ["Loving Saviour, Thou didst give", "Thine own life that we might live;", "And the hands outstretched to bless", "Bear the cruel nails' impress."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "I would bless Thee ev -- 'ry day, Glad -- ly all Thy will o -- bey, Like Thy bless -- ed ones a -- bove Hap -- py in Thy pre -- cious love.", "prose": ["I would bless Thee every day,", "Gladly all Thy will obey,", "Like Thy blessed ones above", "Happy in Thy precious love."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Lov -- ing Shep -- herd, ev -- er near, Teach Thy lamb Thy voice to hear; Suf -- fer not my steps to stray, From the straight and nar -- row way.", "prose": ["Loving Shepherd, ever near,", "Teach Thy lamb Thy voice to hear;", "Suffer not my steps to stray", "From the straight and narrow way."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "Where Thou lead -- est I would go, Walk -- ing in Thy steps be -- low; Till be -- fore my Fa -- ther's throne I shall know as I am known.", "prose": ["Where Thou leadest I would go,", "Walking in Thy steps below;", "Till before my Father's throne", "I shall know as I am known."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}