{"slug": "not-unto-us-lord-not-to-us", "title": "Not unto Us, Lord, Not to Us", "first_line": "Not unto us, Lord, not to us", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 115, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 115"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "scottish-psalter-1650", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "encoding_origin": "reformed-standards/compendium (cross-verified against thewestminsterstandard.org)", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "The Psalms of David in Metre (Scottish Psalter), 1650 \u2014 Psalm 115. Committee versification (Rous revision); all contributors d. before 1700. Imported by tools/psalter_import.py: transcription cross-verified word-for-word against an independent edition; every line machine-scanned to the metre.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Not un -- to us, Lord, not to us, but do thou glo -- ry take Un -- to thy name, ev'n for thy truth, and for thy mer -- cy's sake.", "prose": ["Not unto us, Lord, not to us,", "but do thou glory take", "Unto thy name, ev'n for thy truth,", "and for thy mercy's sake."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "O where -- fore should the hea -- then say, Where is their God now gone? But our God in the heav -- ens is, what pleased him he hath done.", "prose": ["O wherefore should the heathen say,", "Where is their God now gone?", "But our God in the heavens is,", "what pleased him he hath done."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Their i -- dols sil -- ver are and gold, work of men's hands they be. Mouths have they, but they do not speak; and eyes, but do not see;", "prose": ["Their idols silver are and gold,", "work of men's hands they be.", "Mouths have they, but they do not speak;", "and eyes, but do not see;"]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Ears have they, but they do not hear; nos -- es, but sa -- vour not; Hands, feet, but hand -- le not, nor walk; nor speak they through their throat.", "prose": ["Ears have they, but they do not hear;", "noses, but savour not;", "Hands, feet, but handle not, nor walk;", "nor speak they through their throat."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "Like them their mak -- ers are, and all on them their trust that build. O Is -- r'el, trust thou in the Lord, he is their help and shield.", "prose": ["Like them their makers are, and all", "on them their trust that build.", "O Isr'el, trust thou in the Lord,", "he is their help and shield."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "O Aa -- ron's house, trust in the Lord, their help and shield is he. Ye that fear God, trust in the Lord, their help and shield he'll be.", "prose": ["O Aaron's house, trust in the Lord,", "their help and shield is he.", "Ye that fear God, trust in the Lord,", "their help and shield he'll be."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "The Lord of us hath mind -- ful been, and he will bless us still: He will the house of Is -- r'el bless, bless Aa -- ron's house he will.", "prose": ["The Lord of us hath mindful been,", "and he will bless us still:", "He will the house of Isr'el bless,", "bless Aaron's house he will."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "Both small and great, that fear the Lord, he will them sure -- ly bless. The Lord will you, you and your seed, aye more and more in -- crease.", "prose": ["Both small and great, that fear the Lord,", "he will them surely bless.", "The Lord will you, you and your seed,", "aye more and more increase."]}, "9": {"syllabified": "O bless -- ed are ye of the Lord, who made the earth and heav'n. The heav'n, ev'n heav'ns, are God's, but he earth to men's sons hath giv'n.", "prose": ["O blessed are ye of the Lord,", "who made the earth and heav'n.", "The heav'n, ev'n heav'ns, are God's, but he", "earth to men's sons hath giv'n."]}, "10": {"syllabified": "The dead, nor who to si -- lence go, God's praise do not re -- cord. But hence -- forth we for ev -- er will bless God. Praise ye the Lord.", "prose": ["The dead, nor who to silence go,", "God's praise do not record.", "But henceforth we for ever will", "bless God. Praise ye the Lord."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}