Our God, Our Help In Ages Past

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1. 1Our God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home.
2. 2Under the shadow of Thy throne Thy saints have dwelt secure; Sufficient is Thine arm alone, And our defense is sure.
3. 3Before the hills in order stood, Or earth received her frame, From everlasting Thou art God, To endless years the same.
4. 4Thy Word commands our flesh to dust, 'Return, ye sons of men:' All nations rose from earth at first, And turn to earth again.
5. 5A thousand ages in Thy sight Are like an evening gone; Short as the watch that ends the night Before the rising sun.
6. 6The busy tribes of flesh and blood, With all their lives and cares, Are carried downwards by the flood, And lost in following years.
7. 7Time, like an ever rolling stream, Bears all its sons away; They fly, forgotten, as a dream Dies at the opening day.
8. 8Like flowery fields the nations stand Pleased with the morning light; The flowers beneath the mower's hand Lie withering ere 'tis night.
9. 9Our God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Be Thou our guard while troubles last, And our eternal home.