Hymn 176
O God, our help in ages past,
Meter: C.M.
Scripture: Ps.90:1
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,
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
Time, like an ever-rolling stream,
Bears all its sons away:
They 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 guard while life shall last,
And our perpetual home.