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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 your throne
your saints have dwelt secure;
sufficient is your arm alone,
and our defense is sure.
3 Before the hills in order stood
or earth received its frame,
from everlasting you are God,
to endless years the same.
4 A thousand ages in your sight
are like an evening gone,
short as the watch that ends the night
before the rising sun.
5 O God, our help in ages past,
our hope for years to come,
remain 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, alt.) |
Meter: | C.M. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1995 |
Scripture: | ; ; ; ; ; |
Topic: | Father and Creator; Conflict; God(3 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | ST. ANNE |
Composer: | William Croft (1708) |
Meter: | C.M. |
Key: | C Major |
Notes: | 14 H in 1891 Offices of Worship and Hymns |