Author: Watts Hymnal: Hymn Book for Christian Worship. 8th ed. #a644 (1864) Lyrics: 1 Before the hills in order stood,
Or earth received her frame,
From everlasting thou art God,
To endless years the same.
2 A thousand ages, in thy sight,
Are like an evening gone;
Short as the watch that ends the night,
Before the rising sun.
3 Time, like an ever-rolling stream,
Bears all its sons away;
They fly, forgotten, as a dream
Dies at the opening day.
4 Like flowery fields the nations stand,
Pleased with the morning light:
The flowers beneath the mower’s hand
Lie withering ere ‘t is night.
5 Our God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Be thou our guard while troubles last,
And our eternal home. Languages: English
Before the hills in order stood