{"slug": "savior-when-in-dust-to-thee", "title": "Savior When In Dust To Thee", "first_line": "Savior, when in dust to Thee Low we bow", "author": "robert-grant", "author_date": "1906", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 8, 8, 8], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Atonement", "Blood", "Conscience", "Contrition"], "scripture": ["Galatians 6:14", "Romans 7:24"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "oh-source-1931", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Open Hymnal X:88; all components published pre-1931 (latest year 1906).", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "hymnary_ids": {"text_auth": "savior_when_in_dust_to_thee", "total_instances": 451}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Sav -- ior, when in dust to Thee Low we bow th'a -- dor -- ing knee, When, re -- pent -- ant, to the skies Scarce we lift our weep -- ing eyes, O by all the pains and woes Suff -- ered once for man be -- low, Bend -- ing from Thy throne on high, Hear our pen -- i -- ten -- tial cry!", "prose": ["Savior, when in dust to Thee", "Low we bow th'adoring knee,", "When, repentant, to the skies", "Scarce we lift our weeping eyes,", "O by all the pains and woes", "Suffered once for man below,", "Bending from Thy throne on high,", "Hear our penitential cry!"]}, "2": {"syllabified": "By Thy help -- less in -- fant years, By Thy life of want and tears, By Thy days of sore dis -- tress In the sav -- age wild -- er -- ness, By the dread mys -- ter -- ious hour Of th'in -- sult -- ing temp -- ter's pow'r, Turn, O turn a fa -- v'ring eye, Hear our pen -- i -- ten -- tial cry!", "prose": ["By Thy helpless infant years,", "By Thy life of want and tears,", "By Thy days of sore distress", "In the savage wilderness,", "By the dread mysterious hour", "Of th'insulting tempter's pow'r,", "Turn, O turn a fav'ring eye,", "Hear our penitential cry!"]}, "3": {"syllabified": "By the sa -- cred griefs that wept O'er the grave where Laz -- 'rus slept, By the bod -- ing tears that flowed O -- ver Sa -- lem's loved a -- bode, By the an -- guished sigh that told Treach -- er -- y lurked with -- in Thy fold, From Thy seat a -- bove the sky, Hear our pen -- i -- ten -- tial cry!", "prose": ["By the sacred griefs that wept", "O'er the grave where Laz'rus slept,", "By the boding tears that flowed", "Over Salem's loved abode,", "By the anguished sigh that told", "Treachery lurked within Thy fold,", "From Thy seat above the sky,", "Hear our penitential cry!"]}, "4": {"syllabified": "By Thine hour of dire de -- spair, By Thine ag -- o -- ny of prayer, By the cross, the nail, the thorn, Pier -- cing spear, and tor -- turing scorn, By the gloom that veiled the skies O'er the dread -- ful sac -- ri -- fice, Lis -- ten to our hum -- ble cry, Hear our pen -- i -- ten -- tial cry!", "prose": ["By Thine hour of dire despair,", "By Thine agony of prayer,", "By the cross, the nail, the thorn,", "Piercing spear, and torturing scorn,", "By the gloom that veiled the skies", "O'er the dreadful sacrifice,", "Listen to our humble cry,", "Hear our penitential cry!"]}, "5": {"syllabified": "By Thy deep ex -- pir -- ing groan, By the sad sep -- ul -- chral stone, By the vault whose dark a -- bode Held in vain the ris -- ing God, O from earth to heaven re -- stored, Might -- y, re -- as -- cend -- ed Lord, Lis -- ten, lis -- ten to the sigh Of our pen -- i -- ten -- tial cry!", "prose": ["By Thy deep expiring groan,", "By the sad sepulchral stone,", "By the vault whose dark abode", "Held in vain the rising God,", "O from earth to heaven restored,", "Mighty, reascended Lord,", "Listen, listen to the sigh", "Of our penitential cry!"]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}