{"slug": "my-god-my-god-i-cry-to-thee", "title": "The Cross of Calvary", "first_line": "My God, My God, I cry to Thee", "author_source": "The Psalter, 1912", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 8, 8, 8], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 22, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 22"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "psalter-1912", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "encoding_origin": "hymnary.org (selection 47) 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 22, selection 47. 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": "My God, My God, I cry to Thee; O why hast Thou for -- sak -- en Me? A -- far from Me, Thou dost not heed, Though day and night for help I plead.", "prose": ["My God, My God, I cry to Thee;", "O why hast Thou forsaken Me?", "Afar from Me, Thou dost not heed,", "Though day and night for help I plead."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "But Thou art ho -- ly in Thy ways, En -- throned up -- on Thy peo -- ple's praise; Our fa -- thers put their trust in Thee, Be -- lieved, and Thou didst set them free.", "prose": ["But Thou art holy in Thy ways,", "Enthroned upon Thy people's praise;", "Our fathers put their trust in Thee,", "Believed, and Thou didst set them free."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "They cried, and, trust -- ing in Thy Name, Were saved, and were not put to shame; But in the dust My hon -- or lies, While all re -- proach and all de -- spise.", "prose": ["They cried, and, trusting in Thy Name,", "Were saved, and were not put to shame;", "But in the dust My honor lies,", "While all reproach and all despise."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "My words a cause for scorn they make, The lip they curl, the head they shake, And, mock -- ing, bid Me trust the Lord Till He sal -- va -- tion shall af -- ford.", "prose": ["My words a cause for scorn they make,", "The lip they curl, the head they shake,", "And, mocking, bid Me trust the Lord", "Till He salvation shall afford."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "My trust on Thee I learned to rest When i was on My moth -- er's breast; From birth Thou art My God a -- lone, Thy care My life has ev -- er known.", "prose": ["My trust on Thee I learned to rest", "When i was on My mother's breast;", "From birth Thou art My God alone,", "Thy care My life has ever known."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "O let Thy strength and pres -- ence cheer, For trou -- ble and dis -- tress are near; Be Thou not far a -- way from Me, I have no source of help but Thee.", "prose": ["O let Thy strength and presence cheer,", "For trouble and distress are near;", "Be Thou not far away from Me,", "I have no source of help but Thee."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "Un -- num -- bered foes would do Me wrong, They press a -- bout Me, fierce and strong, Like beasts of prey their rage they vent, My cour -- age fails, My strength is spent.", "prose": ["Unnumbered foes would do Me wrong,", "They press about Me, fierce and strong,", "Like beasts of prey their rage they vent,", "My courage fails, My strength is spent."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "Down un -- to death Thou lead -- est Me, Con -- sumed by thirst and ag -- o -- ny; With cru -- el hate and an -- ger fierce My help -- less hands and feet they pierce.", "prose": ["Down unto death Thou leadest Me,", "Consumed by thirst and agony;", "With cruel hate and anger fierce", "My helpless hands and feet they pierce."]}, "9": {"syllabified": "While on My wast -- ed form they stare, The gar -- ments torn from Me they share, My shame and sor -- row heed -- ing not, And for My robe they cast the lot.", "prose": ["While on My wasted form they stare,", "The garments torn from Me they share,", "My shame and sorrow heeding not,", "And for My robe they cast the lot."]}, "10": {"syllabified": "O Lord, a -- far no long -- er stay; O Thou My help -- er, haste, I pray; From death and e -- vil set Me free; I live, for Thou didst an -- swer Me.", "prose": ["O Lord, afar no longer stay;", "O Thou My helper, haste, I pray;", "From death and evil set Me free;", "I live, for Thou didst answer Me."]}, "11": {"syllabified": "I live and will de -- clare Thy fame Where breth -- ren gath -- er in Thy Name; Where all Thy faith -- ful peo -- ple meet, I will Thy wor -- thy praise re -- peat.", "prose": ["I live and will declare Thy fame", "Where brethren gather in Thy Name;", "Where all Thy faithful people meet,", "I will Thy worthy praise repeat."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}