{"slug": "o-the-deep-deep-love-of-jesus", "title": "O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus", "first_line": "O the deep, deep love of Jesus", "author": "s-trevor-francis", "author_date": "1875", "foot": "trochaic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 7, 8, 7], "doubled": true, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Love of God", "Jesus Christ", "Assurance", "Comfort"], "scripture": ["Ephesians 3:18-19", "Romans 8:38-39"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "francis-1875", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "S. Trevor Francis (1834-1925), text 1875. Pre-1931.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "hymnary_ids": {"text_auth": "o_the_deep_deep_love_of_jesus", "total_instances": 80}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "O the deep, deep love of Je -- sus, vast, un -- meas -- ured, bound -- less, free! Rol -- ling as a might -- y o -- cean in its full -- ness ov -- er me! Un -- der -- neath me, all ar -- ound me, is the cur -- rent of Thy love Lead -- ing on -- ward, lead -- ing home -- ward to Thy glor -- ious rest a -- bove!", "prose": ["O the deep, deep love of Jesus,", "vast, unmeasured, boundless, free!", "Rolling as a mighty ocean", "in its fullness over me!", "Underneath me, all around me,", "is the current of Thy love", "Leading onward, leading homeward", "to Thy glorious rest above!"]}, "2": {"syllabified": "O the deep, deep love of Je -- sus, spread His praise from shore to shore! How He lov -- eth, ev -- er lov -- eth, chang -- eth nev -- er, nev -- er -- more! How He watch -- es o'er His loved ones, died to call them all His own; How for them He in -- ter -- ced -- eth, watch -- eth o'er them from the throne!", "prose": ["O the deep, deep love of Jesus,", "spread His praise from shore to shore!", "How He loveth, ever loveth,", "changeth never, nevermore!", "How He watches o'er His loved ones,", "died to call them all His own;", "How for them He intercedeth,", "watcheth o'er them from the throne!"]}, "3": {"syllabified": "O the deep, deep love of Je -- sus, love of ev -- ery love the best! 'Tis an o -- cean full of bless -- ing, 'tis a ha -- ven giv -- ing rest! O the deep, deep love of Je -- sus, 'tis a heav'n of heav'ns to me; And it lifts me up to glo -- ry, for it lifts me up to Thee!", "prose": ["O the deep, deep love of Jesus,", "love of every love the best!", "'Tis an ocean full of blessing,", "'tis a haven giving rest!", "O the deep, deep love of Jesus,", "'tis a heav'n of heav'ns to me;", "And it lifts me up to glory,", "for it lifts me up to Thee!"]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}