{"slug": "o-god-according-to-thy-grace", "title": "Prayer for Pardon and Cleansing", "first_line": "O God, according to Thy grace", "author_source": "The Psalter, 1912", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": true, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 51, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 51"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "psalter-1912", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "encoding_origin": "hymnary.org (selection 143) 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 51, selection 143. 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": "O God, ac -- cord -- ing to Thy grace Be mer -- ci -- ful to me, In Thy a -- bound -- ing love blot out All my in -- iq -- ui -- ty; O wash me whol -- ly from my guilt And make me clean with -- in, For my trans -- gres -- sions I con -- fess, I ev -- er see my sin.", "prose": ["O God, according to Thy grace", "Be merciful to me,", "In Thy abounding love blot out", "All my iniquity;", "O wash me wholly from my guilt", "And make me clean within,", "For my transgressions I confess,", "I ever see my sin."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "A -- gainst Thee on -- ly have I sinned, Done e -- vil in Thy sight; Lord, in Thy judg -- ment Thou art just, And in thy sen -- tence right. Be -- hold, in e -- vil I was formed, And I was born in sin, But Thou wilt make me wise in heart, Thou seek -- est truth with -- in.", "prose": ["Against Thee only have I sinned,", "Done evil in Thy sight;", "Lord, in Thy judgment Thou art just,", "And in thy sentence right.", "Behold, in evil I was formed,", "And I was born in sin,", "But Thou wilt make me wise in heart,", "Thou seekest truth within."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "From all pol -- lu -- tion make me clean, Yea, whit -- er than the snow; O let my bro -- ken heart re -- joice And glad -- ness make me know; Blot out all my in -- iq -- ui -- ties, And hide my sins from view; Cre -- ate in me a spir -- it right, O God, my heart re -- new.", "prose": ["From all pollution make me clean,", "Yea, whiter than the snow;", "O let my broken heart rejoice", "And gladness make me know;", "Blot out all my iniquities,", "And hide my sins from view;", "Create in me a spirit right,", "O God, my heart renew."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "From out Thy pres -- ence cast me not, Thy face no more to see; Thy Ho -- ly Spir -- it and His grace Take not a -- way from me. Re -- store me Thy salvat -- io -- n's joy, My wil -- ling heart up -- hold; Then sin -- ners shall be turned to Thee When I Thy ways un -- fold.", "prose": ["From out Thy presence cast me not,", "Thy face no more to see;", "Thy Holy Spirit and His grace", "Take not away from me.", "Restore me Thy salvation's joy,", "My willing heart uphold;", "Then sinners shall be turned to Thee", "When I Thy ways unfold."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}