The Hymnbook ‎#111

111. 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 Before the hills in order stood,
Or earth received her frame,
From everlasting Thou art God,
To endless years the same.

3 A thousand ages in Thy 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 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

• First Line: O God, our Help in ages past
• Title: O God, Our Help in Ages Past
• Author: Isaac Watts (1719; alt.)
• Meter: C. M.
• Publication Date: 1955
• Scripture:
  Psalm 90
• Topic: God: Eternity and Power; God: Presence; Trust; God the Father: His Presence

Tune Information

• Name: ST. ANNE
• Composer (ascribed to): William Croft
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: C Major
• Source: Supplement to the New Version, 1708