All Believer Hymn Book

Hymn 372 O GOD OUR HELP Lyrics

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 shadows of Thy throne
Thy saints have dwelt secure;
Sufficient is Thine alone,
And our defense is sure.

3. Before the hills in order stood,
Or earth receive her 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
Bear all its sons away;
They fly, forgotten, as dream
Dies at the opening 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.