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Text: | O God, Our Help in Ages Past |
Author: | Isaac Watts |
Tune: | ST. ANNE |
Composer (attributed to): | William Croft |
Descant: | Frances P. Macphail |
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 its 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
soon bears us all away;
we fly forgotten, as a dream
dies at the opening day.
6 O God, our help in ages past,
our hope for years to come,
be thou our guide 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 (1719, alt.) |
Meter: | 8 6 8 6 |
Publication Date: | 1996 |
Scripture: | |
Topic: | Assurance; Christian Year: New Year; Christian Year: Reformation Day(36 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | ST. ANNE |
Composer (attributed to): | William Croft (1708) |
Descant: | Frances P. Macphail (1994) |
Meter: | 8 6 8 6 |
Copyright: | Descant © 1994 Frances P. Macphail |