{"slug": "the-lord-my-shepherd-holds-me", "title": "The Good Shepherd", "first_line": "The Lord my Shepherd holds me", "author_source": "The Psalter, 1912", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [7, 6, 7, 6], "doubled": true, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 23, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 23"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "psalter-1912", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "encoding_origin": "hymnary.org (selection 55) 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 23, selection 55. 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 my Shep -- herd holds me With -- in His ten -- der care, And with His flock He folds me, No want shall find me there. In pas -- tures green He feeds me, With plen -- ty I am blest; By qui -- et streams He leads me And makes me safe -- ly rest.", "prose": ["The Lord my Shepherd holds me", "Within His tender care,", "And with His flock He folds me,", "No want shall find me there.", "In pastures green He feeds me,", "With plenty I am blest;", "By quiet streams He leads me", "And makes me safely rest."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "What -- ev -- er ill be -- tides me, He will re -- store and bless; For His Name's sake He guides me In paths of right -- eous -- ness. Thy rod and staff shall cheer me In death's dark vale and shade, For Thou wilt then be near me: I shall not be a -- fraid.", "prose": ["Whatever ill betides me,", "He will restore and bless;", "For His Name's sake He guides me", "In paths of righteousness.", "Thy rod and staff shall cheer me", "In death's dark vale and shade,", "For Thou wilt then be near me:", "I shall not be afraid."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "My food Thou dost ap -- point me, Sup -- plied be -- fore my foes; With oil Thou dost a -- noint me, My cup of bliss o'er -- flows. Thy good -- ness Lord, shall guide me, Thy mer -- cy cheer my way; A home Thou wilt pro -- vide me With -- in Thy house for aye.", "prose": ["My food Thou dost appoint me,", "Supplied before my foes;", "With oil Thou dost anoint me,", "My cup of bliss o'erflows.", "Thy goodness Lord, shall guide me,", "Thy mercy cheer my way;", "A home Thou wilt provide me", "Within Thy house for aye."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}