Trinity Hymnal ‎#24

24. 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,
And 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.

4 Lord, crown our faith's endeavor
With beauty and with grace,
Till, clothed in light for ever,
We see thee face to face:
A joy no language measures;
A fountain brimming o'er;
An endless flow of pleasures;
An ocean without shore.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O God, the Rock of Ages
• Author: Edward H. Bickersteth (1860)
• Meter: 7. 6. 7. 6. D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1961
• Scripture:
  Psalm 90:1
• Topic: Funerals; God: Divine Perfections of; God: Dwelling-place; God: Eternity of; God: Glory of; God: Refuge; Heaven: Anticipated; Life; Preservation of Christians

Tune Information

• Name: SCHUBERT
• Composer: Franz Schubert
• Arranger: W. W. Gilchrist (1895)
• Meter: 7. 6. 7. 6. D.
• Key: G Major