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O God, Our Help
Verse 1
O God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Our shelter from the stormy blast,
And our eternal home!
Our hope for years to come,
Our shelter from the stormy blast,
And our eternal home!
Verse 2
Under the shadow of Thy throne
Still may we dwell secure;
Sufficient is Thine arm alone,
And our defense is sure.
Still may we dwell secure;
Sufficient is Thine arm alone,
And our defense 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.
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.
Are like an evening gone;
Short as the watch that ends the night,
Before the rising sun.
Verse 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!
Our hope for years to come;
Be Thou our guide while life shall last,
And our eternal home!
Watts' majestic hymn on God's eternal nature and human dependence, one of his most enduring works.