The Hymnal 1982 ‎#680

680. 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 under the shadow of thy throne
thy saints have dwelt secure;
sufficient is thine arm alone,
and our defense 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 our years 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 guide while life shall last,
and our eternal home.

Text Information

• First Line: O God, our help in ages past
• Paraphraser: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 (alt.)
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1985
• Scripture:
  Psalm 90:1-5
• Topic: The Christian Life

Tune Information

• Name: ST. ANNE
• Composer (melody, attr.): William Croft, 1678-1727 (alt.)
• Harmonizer: William Henry Monk, 1823-1889 (alt.)
• Meter: CM
• Key: C Major