{"slug": "o-god-give-ear-unto-my-cry", "title": "O God, Give Ear unto My Cry", "first_line": "O God, give ear unto my cry", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 61, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 61"], "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 61. 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": "O God, give ear un -- to my cry; un -- to my pray'r at -- tend. From th'ut -- most cor -- ner of the land my cry to thee I'll send.", "prose": ["O God, give ear unto my cry;", "unto my pray'r attend.", "From th' utmost corner of the land", "my cry to thee I'll send."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "What time my heart is o -- ver -- whelmed and in per -- plex -- it -- y, Do thou me lead un -- to the Rock that high -- er is than I.", "prose": ["What time my heart is overwhelmed", "and in perplexity,", "Do thou me lead unto the Rock", "that higher is than I."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "For thou hast for my ref -- uge been a shel -- ter by thy pow'r; And for de -- fence a -- gainst my foes thou hast been a strong tow'r.", "prose": ["For thou hast for my refuge been", "a shelter by thy pow'r;", "And for defence against my foes", "thou hast been a strong tow'r."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "With -- in thy tab -- er -- nac -- le I for ev -- er will a -- bide; And un -- der co -- vert of thy wings with con -- fi -- dence me hide.", "prose": ["Within thy tabernacle I", "for ever will abide;", "And under covert of thy wings", "with confidence me hide."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "For thou the vows that I did make, O Lord my God, didst hear: Thou hast giv'n me the her -- i -- tage of those thy name that fear.", "prose": ["For thou the vows that I did make,", "O Lord my God, didst hear:", "Thou hast giv'n me the heritage", "of those thy name that fear."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "A life pro -- longed for man -- y days thou to the king shalt give; Like man -- y gen -- er -- a -- tions be the years which he shall live.", "prose": ["A life prolonged for many days", "thou to the king shalt give;", "Like many generations be", "the years which he shall live."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "He in God's pres -- ence his a -- bode for ev -- er -- more shall have: O do thou truth and mer -- cy both pre -- pare, that may him save.", "prose": ["He in God's presence his abode", "for evermore shall have:", "O do thou truth and mercy both", "prepare, that may him save."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "And so will I per -- pet -- ual -- ly sing praise un -- to thy name; That hav -- ing made my vows, I may each day per -- form the same.", "prose": ["And so will I perpetually", "sing praise unto thy name;", "That having made my vows, I may", "each day perform the same."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}