{"slug": "the-law-of-god-is-good-and-wise", "title": "The Law Of God Is Good And Wise", "first_line": "The Law Of God Is Good And Wise", "author": "matthias-loy", "author_date": "1908", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 8, 8, 8], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Duty", "Fear of the Lord", "God, Justness of", "Integrity"], "scripture": ["Exodus 20:1-17", "Deuteronomy 5:6-21", "Psalm 90:1"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "oh-source-1931", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Open Hymnal X:159; all components published pre-1931 (latest year 1908).", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "hymnary_ids": {"text_auth": "the_law_of_god_is_good_and_wise", "total_instances": 20}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "The law of God is good and wise, And sets His will be -- fore our eyes, Shows us the way of right -- eous -- ness, And dooms to death when we trans -- gress.", "prose": ["The law of God is good and wise,", "And sets His will before our eyes,", "Shows us the way of righteousness,", "And dooms to death when we transgress."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Its light of ho -- li -- ness im -- parts The knowl -- edge of our sin -- ful hearts, That we may see our lost es -- tate And seek de -- liv -- 'rance ere too late.", "prose": ["Its light of holiness imparts", "The knowledge of our sinful hearts,", "That we may see our lost estate", "And seek deliv'rance ere too late."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "To those who help in Christ have found And would in works of love a -- bound It shows what deeds are His de -- light And should be done as good and right.", "prose": ["To those who help in Christ have found", "And would in works of love abound", "It shows what deeds are His delight", "And should be done as good and right."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "When men the off -- ered help dis -- dain And will -- ful -- ly in sin re -- main, Its ter -- ror in their ear re -- sounds And keeps their wick -- ed -- ness in bounds.", "prose": ["When men the offered help disdain", "And willfully in sin remain,", "Its terror in their ear resounds", "And keeps their wickedness in bounds."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "The law is good, but since the fall Its ho -- li -- ness con -- demns us all; It dooms us for our sin to die And has no pow'r to jus -- ti -- fy.", "prose": ["The law is good, but since the fall", "Its holiness condemns us all;", "It dooms us for our sin to die", "And has no pow'r to justify."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}