{"slug": "now-the-light-has-gone-away", "title": "Now the Light Has Gone Away", "first_line": "Now the light has gone away; Father, listen while", "author": "frances-havergal", "author_date": "1917", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [7, 7, 7, 7], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Evening", "Father", "God, As King", "God, Majesty & Power of"], "scripture": ["Genesis 1:3", "1 John 1:5-7", "2 Corinthians 4:6", "Ephesians 5:8-14"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "oh-source-1931", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Open Hymnal X:313; all components published pre-1931 (latest year 1917).", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "hymnary_ids": {"text_auth": "now_the_light_has_gone_away", "total_instances": 65}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Now the light has gone a -- way; Fa -- ther, lis -- ten while I pray, Ask -- ing Thee to watch and keep And to send me qui -- et sleep.", "prose": ["Now the light has gone away;", "Father, listen while I pray,", "Asking Thee to watch and keep", "And to send me quiet sleep."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Je -- sus, Sav -- ior, wash a -- way All that has been wrong to -- day; Help me ev -- ery day to be Good and gen -- tle, more like Thee.", "prose": ["Jesus, Savior, wash away", "All that has been wrong today;", "Help me every day to be", "Good and gentle, more like Thee."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Let my near and dear ones be Al -- ways near and dear to Thee. Oh, bring me and all I love To Thy ha -- ppy home a -- bove.", "prose": ["Let my near and dear ones be", "Always near and dear to Thee.", "Oh, bring me and all I love", "To Thy happy home above."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Now my eve -- ning praise I give; Thou didst die that I might live. All my bless -- ings come from Thee; Oh, how good Thou art to me!", "prose": ["Now my evening praise I give;", "Thou didst die that I might live.", "All my blessings come from Thee;", "Oh, how good Thou art to me!"]}, "5": {"syllabified": "Thou, my best and kind -- est Friend, Thou wilt love me to the end. Let me love Thee more and more, Al -- ways bet -- ter than be -- fore.", "prose": ["Thou, my best and kindest Friend,", "Thou wilt love me to the end.", "Let me love Thee more and more,", "Always better than before."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}