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.
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: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.