31 December 2019
O GOD, OUR HELP IN AGES PAST
Lyrics: Isaac Watts?
Music: William Croft
O God, our help in ages past,
? Our hope for years to come,
Our shelter from the stormy blast,
? And our eternal home.
Under the shadow of Thy throne
? Thy saints have dwelt secure;
Sufficient is Thine arm alone,
? And our defence 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 an ever-rolling stream,
? Bears all its sons away;
They fly forgotten, as a dream
? Dies at the opening day.
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.
(Source: https://www.hymnal.net/en/hymn/h/607)?
BAYO AFOLARANMI