{"slug": "on-the-good-and-faithful", "title": "Quieting Thoughts", "first_line": "On the good and faithful", "author_source": "The Psalter, 1912", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [6, 5, 6, 5], "doubled": true, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 4, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 4"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "psalter-1912", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "encoding_origin": "hymnary.org (selection 7) 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 4, selection 7. 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": "On the good and faith -- ful God has set His love; When they call He sends them Bless -- ings from a -- bove. Stand in awe, and sin not, Bid your heart be still; Thro' the si -- lent watch -- es Think up -- on His will.", "prose": ["On the good and faithful", "God has set His love;", "When they call He sends them", "Blessings from above.", "Stand in awe, and sin not,", "Bid your heart be still;", "Thro' the silent watches", "Think upon His will."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Lay up -- on God's al -- tar Good and lov -- ing deeds, And in all things trust Him To sup -- ply your needs. An -- xious and de -- spair -- ing, Man -- y walk in night; But to those that fear Him God will send His light.", "prose": ["Lay upon God's altar", "Good and loving deeds,", "And in all things trust Him", "To supply your needs.", "Anxious and despairing,", "Many walk in night;", "But to those that fear Him", "God will send His light."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "In God's love a -- bid -- ing, I have joy and peace More than all the wick -- ed, Tho' their wealth in -- crease. In His care con -- fid -- ing, I will sweet -- ly sleep, For the Lord, my Sav -- iour, Will in safe -- ty keep.", "prose": ["In God's love abiding,", "I have joy and peace", "More than all the wicked,", "Tho' their wealth increase.", "In His care confiding,", "I will sweetly sleep,", "For the Lord, my Saviour,", "Will in safety keep."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}