Text: | O God, our help in ages past |
Paraphraser: | Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 |
Tune: | ST. ANNE |
Composer (melody, attr.): | William Croft, 1678-1727 |
Harmonizer: | William Henry Monk, 1823-1889 |
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.
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First Line: | O God, our help in ages past |
Paraphraser: | Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 (alt.) |
Meter: | CM |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1985 |
Scripture: | |
Topic: | The Christian Life |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | ST. ANNE |
Composer (melody, attr.): | William Croft, 1678-1727 (alt.) |
Harmonizer: | William Henry Monk, 1823-1889 (alt.) |
Meter: | CM |
Key: | C Major |
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