{"slug": "o-thou-great-shepherd-of-thy-chosen-race", "title": "A Suppliant Church", "first_line": "O Thou great Shepherd of Thy chosen race", "author_source": "The Psalter, 1912", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 80, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 80"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "psalter-1912", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "encoding_origin": "hymnary.org (selection 218) 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 80, selection 218. 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 Thou great Shep -- herd of Thy cho -- sen race, Who lead -- est like a flock Thy Is -- rael dear, From out the cher -- u -- bim re -- veal Thy face, Be -- fore our host now let Thy might ap -- pear. Come Thou, O God, to save us and re -- store; We shall be saved when shines Thy face once more.", "prose": ["O Thou great Shepherd of Thy chosen race,", "Who leadest like a flock Thy Israel dear,", "From out the cherubim reveal Thy face,", "Before our host now let Thy might appear.", "Come Thou, O God, to save us and restore;", "We shall be saved when shines Thy face once more."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "How long, O Lord, wilt Thou dis -- dain our prayer? For Thou hast fed us with the bread of tears, And bit -- ter sor -- row Thou hast made us share; The na -- tions round us mock with scorn -- ful jeers. O God of Hosts, Thy peo -- ple now re -- store; We shall be saved when shines Thy face once more.", "prose": ["How long, O Lord, wilt Thou disdain our prayer?", "For Thou hast fed us with the bread of tears,", "And bitter sorrow Thou hast made us share;", "The nations round us mock with scornful jeers.", "O God of Hosts, Thy people now restore;", "We shall be saved when shines Thy face once more."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "A vine Thou brought -- est forth from E -- gypt's land; The na -- tions were thrust out to give it room; It took deep root, it spread on ev -- 'ry hand, The hills were cov -- ered with its shade and bloom; Its boughs were like great ce -- dars spread -- ing wide; They reached the sea, its roots the riv -- er -- side.", "prose": ["A vine Thou broughtest forth from Egypt's land;", "The nations were thrust out to give it room;", "It took deep root, it spread on ev'ry hand,", "The hills were covered with its shade and bloom;", "Its boughs were like great cedars spreading wide;", "They reached the sea, its roots the riverside."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Why hast Thou bro -- ken down its cir -- cling wall That they may pluck who pass a -- long the way? Wild beasts from out the wood de -- stroy it all And feed up -- on Thy vine by night and day. O God of Hosts, we pray Thee now, re -- store; We shall be saved when shines Thy face once more.", "prose": ["Why hast Thou broken down its circling wall", "That they may pluck who pass along the way?", "Wild beasts from out the wood destroy it all", "And feed upon Thy vine by night and day.", "O God of Hosts, we pray Thee now, restore;", "We shall be saved when shines Thy face once more."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "Look down, be -- hold and vis -- it this Thy vine Which Thou hast plant -- ed with Thy own right hand, The branch Thou mad -- est strong and owned it Thine, For it is burned with fire, no more to stand; Thy peo -- ple per -- ish in Thy an -- ger sore Be -- cause Thy face now shines on them no more.", "prose": ["Look down, behold and visit this Thy vine", "Which Thou hast planted with Thy own right hand,", "The branch Thou madest strong and owned it Thine,", "For it is burned with fire, no more to stand;", "Thy people perish in Thy anger sore", "Because Thy face now shines on them no more."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "O let Thy hand Thy cho -- sen one sus -- tain, The son of man Thou mad -- est strong to be; So we shall faith -- ful to Thy cause re -- main; Re -- vive Thou us, and we will call on Thee. Je -- ho -- vah, God of Hosts, a -- gain re -- store; We shall be saved when shines Thy face once more.", "prose": ["O let Thy hand Thy chosen one sustain,", "The son of man Thou madest strong to be;", "So we shall faithful to Thy cause remain;", "Revive Thou us, and we will call on Thee.", "Jehovah, God of Hosts, again restore;", "We shall be saved when shines Thy face once more."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}