Hymns, #607

Experience of God - As the Dwelling Place

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Lyrics:Isaac Watts
Music:William Croft
Meter:8.6.8.6.

This hymn has a unique tune.

 
 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 shadow of Thy throne

Thy saints have dwelt secure;

Sufficient is Thine arm alone,

And our defence is sure.

 
 3 

Before the hills in order stood,

Or earth received 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,

Bears all its sons away;

They fly forgotten, as a 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.

 
Hymn #607