With Heart and Voice ‎#18

18. O God, Our Help in Ages Past

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 your throne
your saints have dwelt secure;
sufficient is your arm alone,
and our defense is sure.

3 Before the hills in order stood
or earth received its frame,
from everlasting you are God,
to endless years the same.

4 A thousand ages in your 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,
soon bears us all away;
we fly forgotten, as a dream
dies at the opening day.

6 O God, our help in ages past,
our hope for years to come,
still be our guard while troubles last,
and our eternal home!

Text Information

• First Line: O God, our help in ages past
• Title: O God, Our Help in Ages Past
• Versifier: Isaac Watts (1719, alt.)
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1989
• Scripture:
  Psalm 90:1-2
  ;
  Psalm 90:4-5
• Topic: Bible Songs

Tune Information

• Name: ST. ANNE
• Composer: William Croft (1708)
• Meter: CM
• Key: C Major