The Psalter ‎#247a

247a. God Our Help and Hope

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 Thy throne
Thy saints have dwelt secure;
Sufficient is Thine arm alone,
And our defenxe is sure.

3 Before the hills in order stood,
Or earth received her frame,
From everlasting Thou art God,
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.

5 Time, like an ever-rolling stream,
Bears all its sons away;
They fly forgotten, as a dream
Dies at the opening day.

6 O God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Be Thou our guard while troubles last,
And our eternal home.

Text Information

• First Line: O God, our help in ages past
• Title: God Our Help and Hope
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1912
• Scripture:
  Psalm 90
• Topic: Adoration; Death: At Hand; God: Attributes of; God: Eternity of; God: Our Guardian; God: Hearer of Prayer; God: Immutability of; God: Infinity of; Our Eternal Home; Hope; Life: Brevity and Uncertainty of; Man: Mortal and Frail; Old Age; Preservation; Protection: Only from God; The Righteous: Honor and Safety of
• Notes: Selected stanzas

Tune Information

• Name: LAFAYETTE
• Composer: John B. Herbert
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: F Major