{"slug": "o-god-regard-my-humble-plea", "title": "Communion with God", "first_line": "O God, regard my humble plea", "author_source": "The Psalter, 1912", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 8, 6, 8, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 61, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 61"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "psalter-1912", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "encoding_origin": "hymnary.org (selection 159) 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 61, selection 159. 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, re -- gard my hum -- ble plea; I can -- not be so far from Thee But Thou wilt hear my cry; When I by trou -- ble am dis -- tressed, Then lead me on the rock to rest That high -- er is than I.", "prose": ["O God, regard my humble plea;", "I cannot be so far from Thee", "But Thou wilt hear my cry;", "When I by trouble am distressed,", "Then lead me on the rock to rest", "That higher is than I."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "In Thee my soul hath shel -- ter found, And Thou hast been form foes a -- round The tow'r to which I flee. With -- in Thy house will I a -- bide; My ref -- uge sure, what -- e'er be -- tide, Thy shel -- t'ring wings shall be.", "prose": ["In Thee my soul hath shelter found,", "And Thou hast been form foes around", "The tow'r to which I flee.", "Within Thy house will I abide;", "My refuge sure, whate'er betide,", "Thy shelt'ring wings shall be."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "For Thou, O God, my vows hast heard, On me the her -- i -- tage con -- ferred of those that fear Thy Name; A blest a -- noint -- ing Thou dost give, And Thou wilt make me ev -- er live Thy prais -- es to pro -- claim.", "prose": ["For Thou, O God, my vows hast heard,", "On me the heritage conferred", "of those that fear Thy Name;", "A blest anointing Thou dost give,", "And Thou wilt make me ever live", "Thy praises to proclaim."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Be -- fore Thy face shall I a -- bide; O God, Thy truth and grace pro -- vide To guard me in the way; So I will make Thy prais -- es known, And, hum -- bly bend -- ing at Thy throne, My vows will dai -- ly pay.", "prose": ["Before Thy face shall I abide;", "O God, Thy truth and grace provide", "To guard me in the way;", "So I will make Thy praises known,", "And, humbly bending at Thy throne,", "My vows will daily pay."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}