O God, Our Help in Ages Past

Words: Isaac Watts · Music: W. H. Havergal, William Croft · 1719

Verse 1
O God, our help in ages past,
our hope for years to come,
our shelter from the stormy blast,
and our eternal home.

Verse 2
Under the shadow of thy throne,
thy saints have dwelt secure;
sufficient is thine arm alone,
and our defense is sure.

Verse 3
Before the hills in order stood
or earth received its frame,
from everlasting thou art God,
to endless years the same.

Verse 4
A thousand ages in thy sight
are like an evening gone,
short as the watch that ends the night
before the rising sun.

Verse 5
Time, like an ever-rolling stream,
bears all its sons away;
they fly forgotten, as a dream
dies at the op'ning day.

Verse 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!

Words: Isaac Watts, 1719, alt. | Music: William Croft, 1708; harm. W. H. Havergal, 1847, alt.

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