{"slug": "thine-arm-o-lord-in-days-of-old", "title": "Thine Arm, O Lord, in Days of Old", "first_line": "Thine arm, O Lord, in days of old", "author": "edward-h-plumptre", "author_date": "1864", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": true, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Jesus", "Healing"], "scripture": ["Mark 1:40-45", "Matthew 9:35-36", "Luke 19:9-10", "John 10:10", "1 Peter 2:9-10"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "plumptre-1864", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Text: Edward H. Plumptre, 'Thine arm, O Lord, in days of old', 1864 (written for the use of King's College Hospital, London); author d. 1891. The pairing with KINGSFOLD is the Open Hymnal's own (The English Hymnal's No. 574 carries Bonar's 'I heard the voice of Jesus say'; plate-checked 2026-08-12). Open Hymnal X:287 C-line: 'Text: Edward H. Plumptre, 1864 ... copyright: public domain.'", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Thine arm, O Lord, in days of old, was strong to heal and save; It tri -- umphed o'er dis -- ease and death, o'er dark -- ness and the grave. To Thee they went, the blind, the dumb, the pal -- sied and the lame, The lep -- er with his taint -- ed life, the sick with fe -- vered frame.", "prose": ["Thine arm, O Lord, in days of old,", "was strong to heal and save;", "It triumphed o'er disease and death,", "o'er darkness and the grave.", "To Thee they went, the blind, the dumb,", "the palsied and the lame,", "The leper with his tainted life,", "the sick with fevered frame."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "And lo! Thy touch brought life and health, gave speech, and strength and sight; And youth re -- newed and fear re -- lieved owned Thee, the Lord of light; And now, O Lord, be near to bless, Al -- might -- y as of yore, In crowd -- ed street, by rest -- less couch, as by Gen -- nes -- aret's shore.", "prose": ["And lo! Thy touch brought life and health,", "gave speech, and strength and sight;", "And youth renewed and fear relieved", "owned Thee, the Lord of light;", "And now, O Lord, be near to bless,", "Almighty as of yore,", "In crowded street, by restless couch,", "as by Gennesaret's shore."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Be Thou our great De -- liv -- erer still, Thou Lord of life and death; Re -- store and quick -- en, soothe and bless, with Thine al -- might -- y breath. To hands that work and eyes that see, give wis -- dom's heaven -- ly lore, That whole and sick, and weak and strong, may praise Thee ev -- er -- more.", "prose": ["Be Thou our great Deliverer still,", "Thou Lord of life and death;", "Restore and quicken, soothe and bless,", "with Thine almighty breath.", "To hands that work and eyes that see,", "give wisdom's heavenly lore,", "That whole and sick, and weak and strong,", "may praise Thee evermore."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}