Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#479

479. 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 canst 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: Edward Henry Bickersteth (1860)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: Times and Seasons: New Year

Tune Information

• Name: MIRIAM
• Composer: Joseph P. Holbrook (1865)
• Meter: 7 6, 7 6. D.
• Key: C Major