O God, our help in ages past

O God

our help in ages past

Our hope for years to come

Our shelter from the stormy blast

And our eternal home.

Under the shadow of Thy throne

Thy saints have dwelt secure;

Sufficient is Thine arm alone

And our defence is sure.

Before the hills in order stood

Or earth received her frame

From everlasting Thou art God

To endless years the same.

A thousand ages in Thy sight

Are like an evening gone;

Short as the watch that ends the night

Before the rising sun.

Time

like an ever-rolling stream

Bears all its sons away;

They fly forgotten

as a dream

Dies at the opening day.

O God

our help in ages past

Our hope for years to come

Be Thou our guard while life shall last

And our eternal home.