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Our God, Our Help in Ages Past

Composer
William Croft
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Verse 1

Our 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 defence 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.

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 opening day.

Verse 6

Our God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Be thou our guard while life shall last, And our eternal home.

Faith

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Text Rights
Public Domain The Army and Navy Hymnal (1920), hymn no. 1, scan page 32 (https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:The_Army_and_Navy_Hymnal.djvu/32). Credit as printed: Isaac Watts, 1719. Text author: Isaac Watts (1674–1748; dates from Wikidata Q537034, linked from the Wikisource author page). Published in the United States before 1931 and the author died more than 70 years ago (1748): public domain.
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