- 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 defense 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 guide while troubles last,
And our eternal home! Amen.