Singing the Living Tradition ‎#281

281. 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 its 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,
soon bears us all away;
we 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 troubles last,
and our eternal home.

Text Information

• First Line: O God, our help in ages past
• Title: O God, Our Help in Ages Past
• Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748
• Meter: C.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1993
• Scripture:
  Psalm 90
• Topic: Jewish and Christian Teachings: Psalms; Change; Faith; God, Goddess, and Spirit

Tune Information

• Name: ST. ANNE
• Composer: William Croft, 1678-1727
• Meter: C.M.
• Key: C Major