Hymns (1948),
no. 123
O God, Our Help In Ages Past
O God, Our Help In Ages Past
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. Within the shadow of thy throne,
Still may we dwell 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. 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.