O God, Our Help in Ages Past

Intro

(Soft organ swell, establishing reverence)

Verse

O God, our help in ages past,

Our hope for years to come,

Our shelter from the stormy blast,

And our eternal home.

Verse

Under the shadow of Thy throne,

Still may we dwell secure;

Sufficient is Thine arm alone,

And our defence is sure.

Verse

Before the hills in order stood,

Or earth received her frame,

From everlasting Thou art God,

To endless years the same.

Verse

A thousand ages in Thy sight

Are like an evening gone;

Short as the watch that ends the night

Before the rising sun.

Verse

Time, like an ever-rolling stream,

Bears all its sons away;

They fly forgotten, as a dream

Dies at the opening day.

Verse

O God, our help in ages past,

Our hope for years to come;

Be Thou our guard while troubles last,

And our eternal home.

Outro

Our… e–ter–nal…

Home.

(Hold final chord with organ resolve)