O God, Our Help in Ages Past

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,
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,
and our defense is sure.

Verse 3 Before the hills in order stood,
Or earth received her frame,
From everlasting Thou art God,
To endless years the same,
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,
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,
dies at the op’ning day.

Verse 6 O God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Be Thou our guard while troubles last,
And our eternal home,
and our eternal home.