{"slug": "rescue-the-perishing", "title": "Rescue the Perishing", "first_line": "Rescue the perishing, care for the dying", "author": "fanny-crosby", "author_date": "1869", "foot": "dactylic", "meter": {"pattern": [11, 10, 11, 10], "doubled": false, "refrain": true, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Missions", "Service", "Compassion", "Zeal"], "scripture": ["Luke 14:23", "Jude 22-23", "James 5:20"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "gospel-hymns-1875", "source_kind": "hand_encoded", "pd_evidence": "Fanny J. Crosby (1820-1915), written 1869 for W. H. Doane's tune. First printed in Songs of Devotion (New York: Biglow & Main, 1870), hymn 642, printed page 258 (archive.org devotionc00doan, leaf n261). The four stanzas and chorus encoded here are transcribed from the dated printing in Gospel Hymns and Sacred Songs, ed. P. P. Bliss & Ira D. Sankey (New York: Biglow & Main / Cincinnati: John Church Co., 1875), no. 18, printed page 20 (archive.org ghss1875music, leaf n25), headed 'Rescue the Perishing' with the epigraph 'Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.'\u2014Luke 14:23, and credited 'FANNY J. CROSBY.' / 'W. H. DOANE, by per.' That page's own capitals and spellings are kept ('Him', 'He', 'Saviour', the colon after 'Plead with them gently' and after 'restore'). ONE editorial change: its stanza 4 line 6 reads 'Tell the poor wanderer a Saviour has died' \u2014 eleven syllables over ten notes \u2014 so the word is syllabified to the elision the 1870 first printing itself sets, 'wand'rer' (that page reads 'Tell th' poor wand'rer, a Savior has died.'). Both printings are US public domain by publication before 1929, and the author died in 1915, so the text is PD in life+70 jurisdictions too.", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Res -- cue the per -- ish -- ing, Care for the dy -- ing, Snatch them in pit -- y from sin and the grave; Weep o'er the er -- ring one, Lift up the fall -- en, Tell them of Je -- sus the might -- y to save.", "prose": ["Rescue the perishing, Care for the dying,", "Snatch them in pity from sin and the grave;", "Weep o'er the erring one, Lift up the fallen,", "Tell them of Jesus the mighty to save."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Though they are slight -- ing Him, Still He is wait -- ing, Wait -- ing the pen -- i -- tent child to re -- ceive. Plead with them ear -- nest -- ly, Plead with them gent -- ly: He will for -- give if they on -- ly be -- lieve.", "prose": ["Though they are slighting Him, Still He is waiting,", "Waiting the penitent child to receive.", "Plead with them earnestly, Plead with them gently:", "He will forgive if they only believe."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Down in the hu -- man heart, Crushed by the temp -- ter, Feel -- ings lie bur -- ied that grace can re -- store: Touched by a lov -- ing heart, Wak -- ened by kind -- ness, Chords that were brok -- en will vi -- brate once more.", "prose": ["Down in the human heart, Crushed by the tempter,", "Feelings lie buried that grace can restore:", "Touched by a loving heart, Wakened by kindness,", "Chords that were broken will vibrate once more."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Res -- cue the per -- ish -- ing, Du -- ty de -- mands it; Strength for thy la -- bor the Lord will pro -- vide: Back to the nar -- row way Pa -- tient -- ly win them: Tell the poor wan -- d'rer a Sav -- iour has died.", "prose": ["Rescue the perishing, Duty demands it;", "Strength for thy labor the Lord will provide:", "Back to the narrow way Patiently win them:", "Tell the poor wand'rer a Saviour has died."]}}, "refrain": {"syllabified": "Res -- cue the per -- ish -- ing, Care for the dy -- ing; Je -- sus is mer -- ci -- ful, Je -- sus will save.", "prose": ["Rescue the perishing, Care for the dying;", "Jesus is merciful, Jesus will save."]}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}