Text: | O God, Our Help in Ages Past |
Author: | Isaac Watts |
Tune: | ST. ANNE |
Composer: | William Croft |
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 mortals all 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.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | O God, our help in ages past |
Title: | O God, Our Help in Ages Past |
Author: | Isaac Watts (1719) |
Meter: | CM |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 2010 |
Scripture: | |
Topic: | The Church at Worship: Commemorations; God-Providence |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | ST. ANNE |
Composer: | William Croft (1708) |
Meter: | CM |
Key: | C Major |
Notes: | Higher key, No. 250; lower key, No. 6 |
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Audio recording: | Piano Harmony (auto-generated) |