{"slug": "over-kidron-jesus-treadeth", "title": "Over Kidron Jesus Treadeth", "first_line": "Over Kidron Jesus treadeth To His passion for us", "author": "thomas-hansen-kingo", "translator": "j-jeffrey", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 7, 8, 7, 7, 7, 8, 8], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Angels", "Atonement", "Easter Week", "Passion", "Humility"], "scripture": ["Matthew 26:36-45", "Luke 22:39-46", "Mark 14:32-41"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "oh-source-1931", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Open Hymnal X:96; all components published pre-1931 (latest year 1913).", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "O -- ver Kid -- ron Je -- sus tread -- eth To His pas -- sion for us all; Ev -- ery hu -- man eye be weep -- ing, Tears of bit -- ter grief let fall! Round His Spir -- it flock the foes, Place their shafts and bend their bows, Aim -- ing at the Sav -- ior sole -- ly, While the world for -- sakes Him whol -- ly.", "prose": ["Over Kidron Jesus treadeth", "To His passion for us all;", "Every human eye be weeping,", "Tears of bitter grief let fall!", "Round His Spirit flock the foes,", "Place their shafts and bend their bows,", "Aiming at the Savior solely,", "While the world forsakes Him wholly."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Da -- vid once, with heart af -- flic -- ted, Crossed the Kid -- ron's nar -- row strand, Clouds of gloom and grief a -- bout him When an ex -- ile from his land. But, O Je -- sus, black -- er now Bends the cloud a -- bove Thy brow, Hast -- ing to death's drea -- ry por -- tals For the shame and sin of mor -- tals.", "prose": ["David once, with heart afflicted,", "Crossed the Kidron's narrow strand,", "Clouds of gloom and grief about him", "When an exile from his land.", "But, O Jesus, blacker now", "Bends the cloud above Thy brow,", "Hasting to death's dreary portals", "For the shame and sin of mortals."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "See how, an -- guish struck, He fall -- eth Pro -- strate, and with strug -- gling breath, Three times on His God He call -- eth, Pray -- ing that the bit -- ter death And the cup of doom may go, Still He cries, in all His woe: \"Not My will, but Thine, O Fa -- ther!\" And the an -- gels round Him ga -- ther.", "prose": ["See how, anguish struck, He falleth", "Prostrate, and with struggling breath,", "Three times on His God He calleth,", "Praying that the bitter death", "And the cup of doom may go,", "Still He cries, in all His woe:", "\"Not My will, but Thine, O Father!\"", "And the angels round Him gather."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "See how, in that hour of dark -- ness, Batt -- ling with the e -- vil pow'r, Ag -- on -- ies un -- told as -- sail Him, On His soul the ar -- rows show'r; All the gar -- den flow'rs are wet With the drops of blood -- y sweat, From His an -- guished frame dis -- till -- ing -- World's re -- demp -- tion thus ful -- fill -- ing!", "prose": ["See how, in that hour of darkness,", "Battling with the evil pow'r,", "Agonies untold assail Him,", "On His soul the arrows show'r;", "All the garden flow'rs are wet", "With the drops of bloody sweat,", "From His anguished frame distilling\u2014", "World's redemption thus fulfilling!"]}, "5": {"syllabified": "But, O flow'rs, so sad -- ly wa -- tered By this pure and prec -- ious dew, In some bless -- ed hour your blos -- soms 'Neath the ol -- ive shad -- ows grew! E -- den's gar -- den did not bear Aught that can with you com -- pare, For the blood, thus free -- ly giv -- en, Makes my soul the heir of heav -- en.", "prose": ["But, O flow'rs, so sadly watered", "By this pure and precious dew,", "In some blessed hour your blossoms", "'Neath the olive shadows grew!", "Eden's garden did not bear", "Aught that can with you compare,", "For the blood, thus freely given,", "Makes my soul the heir of heaven."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}