{"slug": "to-thee-i-lift-my-soul-psalm-25", "title": "Prayer for Defense and Guidance", "first_line": "To Thee I lift my soul", "author_source": "The Psalter, 1912", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [6, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 25, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 25"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "psalter-1912", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "encoding_origin": "hymnary.org (selection 60) 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 25, selection 60. 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": "To Thee I lift my soul, In Thee my trust re -- pose; My God, O put me not to shame Be -- fore tri -- um -- phant foes.", "prose": ["To Thee I lift my soul,", "In Thee my trust repose;", "My God, O put me not to shame", "Before triumphant foes."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "None shall be put to shame That hum -- bly wait for Thee, But those that wil -- ful -- ly trans -- gress, On them the shame shall be.", "prose": ["None shall be put to shame", "That humbly wait for Thee,", "But those that wilfully transgress,", "On them the shame shall be."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Show me Thy paths, O Lord, Teach me Thy per -- fect way, O guide me in Thy truth di -- vine, And lead me day by day.", "prose": ["Show me Thy paths, O Lord,", "Teach me Thy perfect way,", "O guide me in Thy truth divine,", "And lead me day by day."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "For Thou art God that dust To me sal -- va -- tion send, And pa -- tient -- ly through all the day Up -- on thee I at -- tend.", "prose": ["For Thou art God that dust", "To me salvation send,", "And patiently through all the day", "Upon thee I attend."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "Re -- call Thy mer -- cies, Lord, Their ten -- der -- ness un -- told, And all Thy lo -- ving -- kind -- nes -- ses, For they have been of old.", "prose": ["Recall Thy mercies, Lord,", "Their tenderness untold,", "And all Thy loving-kindnesses,", "For they have been of old."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}