{"slug": "the-lord-is-strong-to-help-the-weak", "title": "The Goodness of God", "first_line": "The Lord is strong to help the weak", "author_source": "The Psalter, 1912", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 145, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 145"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "psalter-1912", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "encoding_origin": "hymnary.org (selection 396) 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 145, selection 396. 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": "The Lord is strong to help the weak, Up -- hold -- ing those that fall, Re -- stor -- ing those bowed down with grief, And do -- ing good to all.", "prose": ["The Lord is strong to help the weak,", "Upholding those that fall,", "Restoring those bowed down with grief,", "And doing good to all."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Thy crea -- tures look to Thee for food, From day to day sup -- plied, And Thou dost for their sus -- te -- nance With o -- pen hand pro -- vide.", "prose": ["Thy creatures look to Thee for food,", "From day to day supplied,", "And Thou dost for their sustenance", "With open hand provide."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "The Lord is right in all His ways, His works His love de -- clare, And He is night to ev -- 'ry one That breathes the trust -- ful prayer.", "prose": ["The Lord is right in all His ways,", "His works His love declare,", "And He is night to ev'ry one", "That breathes the trustful prayer."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "The hope of those that fear His Name The Lord will sat -- is -- fy; Their might -- y Sav -- iour He will be When un -- to Him they cry.", "prose": ["The hope of those that fear His Name", "The Lord will satisfy;", "Their mighty Saviour He will be", "When unto Him they cry."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "All those that set their love on Him Shall full sal -- va -- tion know, But wick -- ed men and wick -- ed ways The Lord will o -- ver -- throw.", "prose": ["All those that set their love on Him", "Shall full salvation know,", "But wicked men and wicked ways", "The Lord will overthrow."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "My mouth shall bless the Lord my God And all His praise pro -- claim; Let all u -- nite for ev -- er -- more To bless His ho -- ly Name.", "prose": ["My mouth shall bless the Lord my God", "And all His praise proclaim;", "Let all unite for evermore", "To bless His holy Name."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}