Hymn – O God, Our Help In Ages Past

 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

Thy saints have dwelt secure;

sufficient is Thine arm alone,

and our defense is sure.

3 Before the hills in order stood,

or earth received its 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 op’ning 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 eternal Home!