{"slug": "there-s-a-wideness-in-god-s-mercy", "title": "There's a Wideness in God's Mercy", "first_line": "Souls of men! why will ye scatter Like a crowd of frightened sheep", "index_first_line": "Souls of men! why will ye scatter", "author": "frederick-faber", "author_date": "1862", "foot": "trochaic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 7, 8, 7], "doubled": true, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Assurance", "Blood", "Christian Life", "Comfort", "Compassion", "Faith", "Faithfulness", "God, Care of", "God, Goodness of", "God, Mercy of", "Grace", "Jesus", "Love", "Shepard", "Lamb", "Trust"], "scripture": ["Psalm 103:1-22", "Psalm 23:1-6", "Zechariah 13:7-9"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "oh-source-1931", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Open Hymnal X:284 (line 37241); Words Frederick W. Faber 1862, Music 'In Babilone' traditional Dutch 1710, Setting Julius R\u00f6ntgen 1906 (English Hymnal 1906); all components pre-1931.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Souls of men! why will ye scat -- ter Like a crowd of fright -- ened sheep? Fool -- ish hearts! why will ye wan -- der From a love so true and deep? Was there ev -- er kind -- er shep -- herd Half so gen -- tle, half so sweet, As the Sav -- ior who would have us Come and gath -- er round His feet?", "prose": ["Souls of men! why will ye scatter", "Like a crowd of frightened sheep?", "Foolish hearts! why will ye wander", "From a love so true and deep?", "Was there ever kinder shepherd", "Half so gentle, half so sweet,", "As the Savior who would have us", "Come and gather round His feet?"]}, "2": {"syllabified": "It is God: His love looks might -- y, But is might -- i'r than it seems; 'Tis our Fa -- ther: and His fond -- ness Goes far out be -- yond our dreams. There's a wide -- ness in God's mer -- cy, Like the wide -- ness of the sea; There's a kind -- ness in His just -- ice, Which is more than lib -- er -- ty.", "prose": ["It is God: His love looks mighty,", "But is mighti'r than it seems;", "'Tis our Father: and His fondness", "Goes far out beyond our dreams.", "There's a wideness in God's mercy,", "Like the wideness of the sea;", "There's a kindness in His justice,", "Which is more than liberty."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "There is no place where earth's sor -- rows Are more felt than up in Heav'n; There is no place where earth's fail -- ings Have such won -- drous judg -- ment giv'n. There is wel -- come for the sin -- ner, Grace poured out as in a flood There is mer -- cy with the Sav -- ior; There is heal -- ing in His blood.", "prose": ["There is no place where earth's sorrows", "Are more felt than up in Heav'n;", "There is no place where earth's failings", "Have such wondrous judgment giv'n.", "There is welcome for the sinner,", "Grace poured out as in a flood", "There is mercy with the Savior;", "There is healing in His blood."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "There is grace e -- nough for thou -- sands Of new worlds as great as this; There is room for fresh cre -- a -- tions In that up -- per home of bliss. For the love of God is broad -- er Than the mea -- sure of man's mind; And the heart of the E -- ter -- nal Is most won -- der -- ful -- ly kind.", "prose": ["There is grace enough for thousands", "Of new worlds as great as this;", "There is room for fresh creations", "In that upper home of bliss.", "For the love of God is broader", "Than the measure of man's mind;", "And the heart of the Eternal", "Is most wonderfully kind."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "There is plen -- ti -- ful re -- demp -- tion In Christ's blood that has been shed; There is joy for all the mem -- bers In the sor -- rows of the Head. Not just all we owe to Je -- sus; It is some -- thing more than all; Great -- er good be -- cause of e -- vil, Lar -- ger mer -- cy through the fall.", "prose": ["There is plentiful redemption", "In Christ's blood that has been shed;", "There is joy for all the members", "In the sorrows of the Head.", "Not just all we owe to Jesus;", "It is something more than all;", "Greater good because of evil,", "Larger mercy through the fall."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}