680 O God, our help in ages past

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 defense 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 our years 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 guide while life shall last, and our eternal home.