{"slug": "my-soul-in-silence-waits-for-god", "title": "Dependence on God", "first_line": "My soul in silence waits for God", "author_source": "The Psalter, 1912", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 62, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 62"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "psalter-1912", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "encoding_origin": "hymnary.org (selection 161) 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 62, selection 161. 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 soul in si -- lence waits for God, My Sav -- iour He has proved; He on -- ly is my rock and tow'r; I nev -- er shall be moved.", "prose": ["My soul in silence waits for God,", "My Saviour He has proved;", "He only is my rock and tow'r;", "I never shall be moved."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "My en -- e -- mies my ru -- in seek, They plot with fraud and guile; De -- ceit -- ful, they pre -- tend to bless, But in -- ward -- ly re -- vile.", "prose": ["My enemies my ruin seek,", "They plot with fraud and guile;", "Deceitful, they pretend to bless,", "But inwardly revile."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "My soul, in si -- lence wait for God; He is my help ap -- proved, He on -- ly is my rock and tow'r, And I shall not be moved.", "prose": ["My soul, in silence wait for God;", "He is my help approved,", "He only is my rock and tow'r,", "And I shall not be moved."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "My hon -- or is se -- cure with God, My Sav -- iour He is known; My ref -- uge and my rock of strength Are found in God a -- lone.", "prose": ["My honor is secure with God,", "My Saviour He is known;", "My refuge and my rock of strength", "Are found in God alone."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "On Him, ye peo -- ple, ev -- er -- more Re -- ly with con -- fi -- dence; Be -- fore Him pour ye out your heart, For God is our de -- fense.", "prose": ["On Him, ye people, evermore", "Rely with confidence;", "Before Him pour ye out your heart,", "For God is our defense."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "For sure -- ly men are help -- ers vain, The high and the a -- based; Yea, ligh -- ter than a breath are thy When in the bal -- ance placed.", "prose": ["For surely men are helpers vain,", "The high and the abased;", "Yea, lighter than a breath are thy", "When in the balance placed."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "Trust not in harsh oppress -- io -- n's power Nor in un -- righ -- teous gain; If wealth in -- crease, yet on your gold Ye set your hearts in vain.", "prose": ["Trust not in harsh oppression's power", "Nor in unrighteous gain;", "If wealth increase, yet on your gold", "Ye set your hearts in vain."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "For God has spo -- ken o'er and o'er, And un -- to me has shown, That sav -- ing power and last -- ing strength Be -- long to Him a -- lone.", "prose": ["For God has spoken o'er and o'er,", "And unto me has shown,", "That saving power and lasting strength", "Belong to Him alone."]}, "9": {"syllabified": "Yea, lov -- ing -- kind -- ness ev -- er -- more Be -- longs to Thee, O Lord; And Thou ac -- cord -- ing to his work Dost ev -- ery man re -- ward.", "prose": ["Yea, loving-kindness evermore", "Belongs to Thee, O Lord;", "And Thou according to his work", "Dost every man reward."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}