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“O God Our Help in Ages Past”??

O God, our help in ages past,

Our hope for years to come,

Our shelter from the stormy blast,

And our eternal home.

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Under the shadow of Thy throne

Thy saints have dwelt secure;

Sufficient is Thine arm alone,

And our defence is sure.

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Before the hills in order stood,

Or earth received her frame,

From everlasting Thou art God,

To endless years the same.

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A thousand ages in Thy sight

Are like an evening gone;

Short as the watch that ends the night

Before the rising sun.

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Time, like an ever-rolling stream,

Bears all its sons away;

They fly forgotten, as a dream

Dies at the opening day.

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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.

~ lyrics by Isaac Watts