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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 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.
VERSE 4
Thy Word commands our flesh to dust,
'Return, ye sons of men:'
All nations rose from earth at first,
And turn to earth again.
VERSE 5
A thousand ages in Thy sight
Are like an everlasting gone;
Short as the watch that ends the night
Before the rising sun.
VERSE 6
The busy tribes of flesh and blood,
With all their lives and cares,
Are carried downwards by the flood,
And lost in following years.
VERSE 7
Time, like an ever rolling stream,
Bears all its sons away;
They fly, forgotten, as a dream
Dies at the opening day.
VERSE 8
Like flowery fields the nations stand,
Pleased with the morning light;
The flowers beneath the mower's hand
Lie withering ere 'tis night.
VERSE 9
O God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Be Thou our guard while troubles last,
And our eternal home.
