Text: | O God, Our Help in Ages Past |
Author: | Isaac Watts |
Tune: | ST. ANNE (Croft) |
Composer: | William Croft |
Composer (descant): | Donald P. Hustad |
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 defense 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 years 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 guide 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: | 1990 |
Scripture: | ; ; |
Topic: | God the Father: Providence and Care; Anniversaries; God: Eternal(5 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | ST. ANNE (Croft) |
Composer: | William Croft (1708) |
Composer (descant): | Donald P. Hustad (1989) |
Meter: | C.M. |
Key: | C Major |
Copyright: | Desc. © 1990 Hope Publishing Company |