Christian Hymns ‎#69

69. O God, our help in ages past

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

2 Under the shadow of Thy throne
Thy saints have dwelt secure;
Sufficient is Thine arm alone,
And our defence is sure,
And our defence is sure.

3 Before the hills in order stood,
Or earth received her frame,
From everlasting Thou art God,
To endless years the same,
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,
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,
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,
And our eternal home.

Text Information

• First Line: O God, our help in ages past
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1898
• Topic: Gpd the Father, the Creator; God the Father: Eternal and Unchangeable; God the Father: Providence of; God the Father: Refuge and Helper; Life: Brevity, Uncertainty and Solemnity of
• Notes: I. Watts, 1719.

Tune Information

• Name: ARISE, ALL WHO ON EARTH DO DWELL
• Composer: N. Hermann, 1554 (1554)
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: E♭ Major
• Notes: Norwegian tune name: Op alle, som paa Jorden bor