{"slug": "whiter-than-snow", "title": "Whiter Than Snow", "first_line": "Lord Jesus, I long to be perfectly whole; I", "index_first_line": "Lord Jesus, I long to be perfectly whole", "author": "james-nicholson", "author_date": "1898", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [11, 11, 11, 11], "doubled": false, "refrain": true, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Anticipation", "Art and Music", "Assurance", "Atonement"], "scripture": ["Joshua 6:1-27", "2 Chronicles 20:21", "Matthew 26:30", "Mark 14:26"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "oh-source-1931", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Open Hymnal X:236; all components published pre-1931 (latest year 1898).", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "hymnary_ids": {"text_auth": "lord_jesus_i_long_to_be_perfectly_whole", "total_instances": 767}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Lord Je -- sus, I long to be per -- fect -- ly whole; I want Thee for -- ev -- er to live in my soul, Break down ev -- 'ry i -- dol, cast out ev -- 'ry foe; Now wash me and I shall be whit -- er than snow.", "prose": ["Lord Jesus, I long to be perfectly whole;", "I want Thee forever to live in my soul,", "Break down ev'ry idol, cast out ev'ry foe;", "Now wash me and I shall be whiter than snow."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Lord Je -- sus, look down from Thy throne in the skies, And help me to make a com -- plete sac -- ri -- fice; I give up my -- self, and what -- ev -- er I know, Now wash me and I shall be whit -- er than snow.", "prose": ["Lord Jesus, look down from Thy throne in the skies,", "And help me to make a complete sacrifice;", "I give up myself, and whatever I know,", "Now wash me and I shall be whiter than snow."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Lord Je -- sus, for this I most hum -- bly en -- treat, I wait, bless -- ed Lord, at Thy cru -- ci -- fied feet, By faith, for my clean -- sing, I see Thy blood flow, Now wash me and I shall be whit -- er than snow.", "prose": ["Lord Jesus, for this I most humbly entreat,", "I wait, blessed Lord, at Thy crucified feet,", "By faith, for my cleansing, I see Thy blood flow,", "Now wash me and I shall be whiter than snow."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Lord Je -- sus, Thou see -- st I pa -- tient -- ly wait, Come now, and with -- in me a new heart cre -- ate; To those who have sought Thee, Thou nev -- er said'st ``No,'' Now wash me and I shall be whit -- er than snow.", "prose": ["Lord Jesus, Thou seest I patiently wait,", "Come now, and within me a new heart create;", "To those who have sought Thee, Thou never said'st \"No,\"", "Now wash me and I shall be whiter than snow."]}}, "refrain": {"syllabified": "Whit -- er than snow, yes, whit -- er than snow; Now wash me, and I shall be whit -- er than snow.", "prose": ["Whiter than snow, yes, whiter than snow;", "Now wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow."]}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}