O God ,Our Help In Ages Past
O God our help in ages past ,
Our hope in years to come ,
Our shelter from the stormy blast ,
And our enternal 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 the ever-rolling stream
Bears all its sons away;
They fly ,forgotten ,as a dream
Dies at the opening day .
