{"slug": "thy-mercy-and-thy-truth-o-lord", "title": "The Love and Justice of God", "first_line": "Thy mercy and Thy truth, O Lord", "author_source": "The Psalter, 1912", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 36, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 36"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "psalter-1912", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "encoding_origin": "hymnary.org (selection 94) 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 36, selection 94. 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": "Thy mer -- cy and Thy truth, O Lord, Tran -- scend the loft -- y sky; Thy judg -- ments are a might -- y deep, And as the moun -- tains high.", "prose": ["Thy mercy and Thy truth, O Lord,", "Transcend the lofty sky;", "Thy judgments are a mighty deep,", "And as the mountains high."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Lord, Thou pre -- serv -- est man and beast; Since Thou art ev -- er kind, Be -- neath the shad -- ow of Thy wings We may a ref -- uge find.", "prose": ["Lord, Thou preservest man and beast;", "Since Thou art ever kind,", "Beneath the shadow of Thy wings", "We may a refuge find."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "With the a -- bun -- dance of Thy house We shall be sat -- is -- fied, From riv -- ers of un -- fail -- ing joy Our thirst shall be sup -- plied.", "prose": ["With the abundance of Thy house", "We shall be satisfied,", "From rivers of unfailing joy", "Our thirst shall be supplied."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "The foun -- tain of e -- ter -- nal life Is found a -- lone with Thee, And it the bright -- ness of Thy light We clear -- ly light shall see.", "prose": ["The fountain of eternal life", "Is found alone with Thee,", "And it the brightness of Thy light", "We clearly light shall see."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "From those that know Thee may Thy love And mer -- cy ne'er de -- part, And may Thy jus -- tice still pro -- tect And bless the up -- right heart.", "prose": ["From those that know Thee may Thy love", "And mercy ne'er depart,", "And may Thy justice still protect", "And bless the upright heart."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "The wor -- kers of in -- iq -- ui -- ty Are fal -- len ut -- ter -- ly; They shall not tri -- umph in their pride, Or drive my soul from Thee.", "prose": ["The workers of iniquity", "Are fallen utterly;", "They shall not triumph in their pride,", "Or drive my soul from Thee."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}