CPWI Hymnal ‎#234

234. O God, our help in ages past

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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 beneath 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

• First Line: O God, our help in ages past
• Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 (alt.)
• Meter: C.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2010
• Scripture:
  Psalm 90:1-5
• Topic: General Hymns: God the Father

Tune Information

• Name: ST ANNE
• Meter: C.M.
• Key: C Major
• Source: Tate and Brady's Supplement to the New Verion of the Psalms, London, 1708; Descant: Editors of Hymns Ancient and Modern
• Copyright: Descant © Hymns Ancient and Modern (adminl Hope Publishing Co.)