536b | Common Praise#537 | 538 |
Text: | O God, our help in ages past |
Author: | Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 |
Tune: | ST ANNE |
Composer (attributed to): | William Croft, 1678-1727 |
1 O God, our help in ages past,
our hope for years to come,
our shelter from the stormy blast,
and our eternal home;
2 Under the shadow of thy throne
thy saints have dwelt secure;
sufficient is thine arm alone,
and our defence is sure.
3 Before the hills in order stood,
or earth received her frame,
from everlasting thou art God,
to endless years the same.
4 A thousand ages in thy sight
are like an evening gone,
short as the watch that ends the night
before the rising sun.
5 Time, like an ever-rolling stream,
bears all its sons away;
they fly forgotten, as a dream
dies at the opening day.
6 O God, our help in ages past,
our hope for years to come,
be thou our guard while troubles last,
and our eternal home.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | O God, our help in ages past |
Author: | Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 |
Meter: | CM |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 2000 |
Scripture: | ; ; ; ; ; ; ; |
Topic: | New Year; Remembrance Sunday; Funerals, Commemoration, Remembrance and All Souls(1 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | ST ANNE |
Composer (attributed to): | William Croft, 1678-1727 |
Meter: | CM |
Key: | C Major |
Source: | A Supplement to the New Version, 1708 |