The Hymnal ‎#62a

62a. O God, the Rock of Ages

1 O God, the Rock of Ages,
Who evermore hast been,
What time the tempest rages,
Our dwelling place serene:
Before Thy first creations,
O Lord, the same as now,
To endless generations
The Everlasting Thou!

2 Our years are like the shadows
On sunny hills that lie,
Or grasses in the meadows
That blossom but to die;
A sleep, a dream, a story
By strangers quickly told,
An unremaining glory
Of things that soon are old.

3 O Thou, who dost not slumber,
Whose light grows never pale,
Teach us aright to number
Our years before they fail;
On us Thy mercy lighten,
On us Thy goodness rest,
And let Thy Spirit brighten
The hearts Thyself hast blessed.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O God, the Rock of Ages
• Author: Bishop Edward H. Bickersteth (1860)
• Meter: 7. 6. 7. 6. D.
• Publication Date: 1950
• Topic: God the Father: His Eternity and Power; God: Eternity and Power, His; God: Refuge, our; Processionals

Tune Information

• Name: PEARSALL
• Composer: R. L. de Pearsall (1795-1856)
• Meter: 7. 6. 7. 6. D.
• Key: D Major
• Source: "St. Gall Gesangbuch," 1863