{"slug": "o-lord-by-thee-delivered", "title": "Commemoration and Praise", "first_line": "O Lord, by Thee delivered", "author_source": "The Psalter, 1912", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [7, 6, 7, 6], "doubled": true, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 30, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 30"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "psalter-1912", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "encoding_origin": "hymnary.org (selection 77) 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 30, selection 77. 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 Lord, by Thee de -- liv -- ered, I Thee with songs ex -- tol; My foes Thou hast not suff -- ered To glo -- ry o'er my fall. O Lord, my God, I sought Thee, And Thou didst heal and save; Thou, Lord, from death didst ran -- som, And keep me from the grave.", "prose": ["O Lord, by Thee delivered,", "I Thee with songs extol;", "My foes Thou hast not suffered", "To glory o'er my fall.", "O Lord, my God, I sought Thee,", "And Thou didst heal and save;", "Thou, Lord, from death didst ransom,", "And keep me from the grave."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "His ho -- ly Name re -- mem -- ber, Ye saints, Je -- ho -- vah praise; His an -- ger lasts a mo -- ment, His fa -- vor all our days; For sor -- row, like a pil -- grim, May tar -- ry for a night, But joy the heart will glad -- den When dawns the morn -- ing light.", "prose": ["His holy Name remember,", "Ye saints, Jehovah praise;", "His anger lasts a moment,", "His favor all our days;", "For sorrow, like a pilgrim,", "May tarry for a night,", "But joy the heart will gladden", "When dawns the morning light."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "In pros -- p'rous days I boast -- ed, Un -- moved I shall re -- main, For, Lord, by Thy good fa -- vor My cause Thou didst main -- tain; I soon was sore -- ly trou -- bled, For Thou didst hide Thy face; I cried to Thee, Je -- ho -- vah, I sought Je -- ho -- vah's grace.", "prose": ["In prosp'rous days I boasted,", "Unmoved I shall remain,", "For, Lord, by Thy good favor", "My cause Thou didst maintain;", "I soon was sorely troubled,", "For Thou didst hide Thy face;", "I cried to Thee, Jehovah,", "I sought Jehovah's grace."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "What prof -- it if I per -- ish, If life Thou dost not spare? Shall dust re -- peat Thy prais -- es, Shall it Thy truth de -- clare? O Lord, on me have mer -- cy, And my pe -- ti -- tion hear; That Thou mayst be my help -- er, In mer -- cy, Lord, ap -- pear.", "prose": ["What profit if I perish,", "If life Thou dost not spare?", "Shall dust repeat Thy praises,", "Shall it Thy truth declare?", "O Lord, on me have mercy,", "And my petition hear;", "That Thou mayst be my helper,", "In mercy, Lord, appear."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "My grief is turned to glad -- ness, To Thee my thanks I raise, Who hast re -- moved my sor -- row And gird -- ed me with praise; And now, no long -- er si -- lent, My heart Thy praise will sing; O Lord, my God, for ev -- er My thanks to Thee I bring.", "prose": ["My grief is turned to gladness,", "To Thee my thanks I raise,", "Who hast removed my sorrow", "And girded me with praise;", "And now, no longer silent,", "My heart Thy praise will sing;", "O Lord, my God, for ever", "My thanks to Thee I bring."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}