Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,253 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Our 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 your throne
your saints have dwelt secure;
sufficient is your arm alone,
and our defense is sure.
3 Before the hills in order stood,
or earth received her frame,
from everlasting you are God,
to endless years the same.
4 A thousand ages in your sight
are like an evening gone;
short as the watch that ends the night
before the rising sun.
5 The busy tribes of flesh and blood,
with all their lives and cares,
are carried downward by your flood,
and lost in foll'wing years.
6 Time, like an ever-rolling stream,
bears all its sons away;
they fly forgotten, as a dream
dies at the op'ning day.
7 Our God, our help in ages past,
our hope for years to come:
O be our guard while troubles last,
and our eternal home.
Topics: Funerals; Reformation Day; God His Eternity; God Defender; Life Brevity of; Opening and Closing of the Year; Preservation of Christians; Tribulation and Suffering Prayer in Scripture: Psalm 90 Used With Tune: ST. ANNE (Croft)
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