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Contains JSON data on the Trinity Hymnal
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{
"title": "O God, the Rock of Ages",
"author": "",
"tune": "Schubert",
"number": "24",
"lyrics": "O God, the Rock of Ages,\nWho evermore hast been,\nWhat time the tempest rages,\nOur dwelling place serene:\nBefore thy first creations,\nO Lord, the same as now,\nTo endless generations\nThe Everlasting Thou!\n\nOur years are like the shadows\nOn sunny hills that lie,\nOr grasses in the meadows\nThat blossom but to die;\nA sleep, a dream, a story\nBy strangers quickly told,\nAnd unremaining glory\nOf things that soon are old.\n\nO thou who canst not slumber,\nWhose light grows never pale,\nTeach us aright to number\nOur years before they fail;\nOn us thy mercy lighten,\nOn us thy goodness rest,\nAnd let thy Spirit brighten\nThe hearts thyself hast blessed.\n\nLord, crown our faith's endeavor\nWith beauty and with grace,\nTill, clothed in light for ever,\nWe see thee face to face:\nA joy no language measures;\nA fountain brimming o'er;\nAn endless flow of pleasures;\nAn ocean without shore.",
"first_line": "O God, the Rock of Ages,"
}