The Worshipbook ‎#549

549. Our God, Our Help in Ages Past

1 Our God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Our shelter from the stormy blast,
And our eternal home:

2 Before the hills in order stood,
Or earth received her frame,
From everlasting you are God,
To endless years the same.

3 A thousand ages in your sight
Are like an evening gone;
Short as the watch that ends the night
Before the rising sun.

4 Time, like an ever-rolling stream,
Bears all its sons away;
They fly forgotten, as a dream
Dies at the opening day.

5 Our God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
O be our guard while life shall last,
And our eternal home.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Our God, our help in ages past
• Title: Our God, Our Help in Ages Past
• Author: Isaac Watts (1719, alt.)
• Meter: C.M.
• Publication Date: 1972
• Scripture:
  Psalm 90
• Topic: Service for the Lord's Day: Opening of Worship; Service for the Lord's Day: Conclusion of Worship; Acts of the Church: Witness to the Resurrection—Funeral; Other Observances: Reformation Day

Tune Information

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