O God, our help in ages past Isaac Watts / William Croft Mission Praise – number 498 CCL Licence 37003

O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, 1. O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home. MP 498 1/6

Under the shadow of Your throne Your saints have dwelt secure; 2. Under the shadow of Your throne Your saints have dwelt secure; Sufficient is Your arm alone, And our defence is sure. MP 498 2/6

Before the hills in order stood, Or earth received her frame, 3. Before the hills in order stood, Or earth received her frame, From everlasting You are God, To endless years the same. MP 498 3/6

A thousand ages in Your sight Are like an evening gone, 4. A thousand ages in Your sight Are like an evening gone, Short as the watch that ends the night Before the rising sun. MP 498 4/6

Time, like an ever-rolling stream, Bears all its sons away; 5. Time, like an ever-rolling stream, Bears all its sons away; They fly forgotten, as a dream Dies with the dawning day. MP 498 5/6

O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, 6. O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Be our defence while life shall last, And our eternal home. MP 498 6/6