O God, Our Help in Ages Past
Author: Isaac Watts
Composer: Varies by tune (see below)
Languages (31)
This song text has been indexed at SingPraises.net in the following languages:
- Bulgarian: О, Боже, помощ в древността
- Danish: O Gud, vor hjælp i svundne tid
- Dutch: O God, mijn steun en toeverlaat
- English: O God, Our Help in Ages Past
- English Braille: ⠠⠕ ⠠⠛⠕⠙⠂ ⠠⠳⠗ ⠠⠓⠑⠇⠏ ⠔ ⠠⠁⠛⠑⠎ ⠠⠏⠁⠎⠞
- Finnish: Turvamme, Herra Jumala
- French: O Dieu, soutien de notre foi
- French (French Polynesia): O Dieu, notre aide aux temps anciens / E te Atua e, o tei Tauturu ê mai na
- French (Haiti): O Dieu, notre aide aux temps anciens
- German: Du halfst uns, Herr, in frührer Zeit
- Hungarian: Atyánk, Te vagy reménységünk
- Indonesian: Ya Allah Penolong kami
- Italian: Aiuto del passato
- Japanese: ああ，神いつでも
- Japanese (Hiragana): ああ，神いつでも
- Japanese (Kanji): ああ，神いつでも
- Kekchi: At Dios, qatenqʼanel junxil
- Korean: 예부터 도움 되시고 내 소망 되신 주
- Lithuanian: Mums, Dieve, padedi seniai
- Mongolian: Аль эртний туслагч Бурхан та
- Norwegian: O Gud, vår hjelp fra evig tid
- Portuguese: Ó Deus, que deste
- Russian: [Unknown title]
- Spanish: Nuestra Esperanza y Protección
- Swahili: Mungu, Msaada Wetu
- Swedish: O Gud, vår hjälp i svunnen tid
- Tahitian: E te Fatu, Tei Tauturu
- Thai: พระเจ้า ผู้ช่วยเราในกาลเก่า
- Tongan: ʻE tokoni ʻe he ʻOtua
- Ukrainian: О Боже, світло наше Ти
- Zulu: O Baba bethu, Nkosi
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Most common tunes for “O God, Our Help in Ages Past”
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Appearances of “O God, Our Help in Ages Past” over time
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Copyright status of original text
This text was first published in English, in 1835 or earlier.
Public domain
Earliest source indexed at SingPraises.net: Sacred Hymns (Kirtland Hymnal) (1835), no. 86.
Representative lyrics
English (Original Language)
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 defense 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. 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.
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