{"slug": "o-god-be-merciful-to-me", "title": "Heroic Faith", "first_line": "O God, be merciful to me", "author_source": "The Psalter, 1912", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 56, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 56"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "psalter-1912", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "encoding_origin": "hymnary.org (selection 153) 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 56, selection 153. 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, be mer -- ci -- ful to me, For men no mer -- cy show; With con -- stant war -- fare press -- ing me They seek my o -- ver -- throw.", "prose": ["O God, be merciful to me,", "For men no mercy show;", "With constant warfare pressing me", "They seek my overthrow."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "When foes in -- vade, I safe -- ly rest, Con -- fid -- ing in thy word; I will not dread what man can do, My trust is in the Lord.", "prose": ["When foes invade, I safely rest,", "Confiding in thy word;", "I will not dread what man can do,", "My trust is in the Lord."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "I take Thy vows up -- on me now, O God, Who sav -- est me; the sac -- ri -- fice of praise I bring In grat -- i -- tude to Thee.", "prose": ["I take Thy vows upon me now,", "O God, Who savest me;", "the sacrifice of praise I bring", "In gratitude to Thee."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "My feet from fall -- ing and my soul From death Thy hast re -- stored, And ev -- er in the light of life I walk be -- fore the Lord.", "prose": ["My feet from falling and my soul", "From death Thy hast restored,", "And ever in the light of life", "I walk before the Lord."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}