Text: | O God, our help in ages past |
Author: | Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 |
Tune: | ST. ANNE |
Composer: | William Croft, 1678-1727 |
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 defence 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 our 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,
still be our guard while troubles 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, 1674-1748 |
Meter: | 8 6 8 6 CM |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1997 |
Topic: | God: Shelter / Shield; God: Guardian / Help; God Creator and Ruler(2 more...) |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | ST. ANNE |
Composer: | William Croft, 1678-1727 |
Meter: | 8 6 8 6 CM |
Key: | C Major |
Copyright: | Public Domain |