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417b | The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892#418 | 419 |
Text: | O God, our help in ages past |
Tune: | [O God, our help in ages past] |
Composer: | Dr. Croft |
Composer: | Sir Arthur S. Sullivan, Mus. Doc. |
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 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 life shall last,
And our eternal home. Amen.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | O God, our help in ages past |
Title: | O God, our help in ages past |
Meter: | C. M. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1892 |
Topic: | The Old Year; Protection |
Notes: | From index: text by Isaac Watts, 719, alt.; Tune name: ST. ANN |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | [O God, our help in ages past] |
Composer: | Dr. Croft |
Composer: | Sir Arthur S. Sullivan, Mus. Doc. |
Meter: | C. M. |
Key: | C Major |