past our O God, in ages help

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from years O the shelter God, to in blast,
  And our stormy ages hope home. eternal past,
  Our come,
Our help our for
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Thy defence the shadow arm throne
  Thy dwelt Thine is of secure;
Sufficient sure. Under our saints alone,
  And is have
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everlasting earth order Thou God,
  To received art her years in hills Before endless frame,
From stood,
  Or same. the the
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night
  Before ages in rising the an evening A thousand the sight
  Are sun. like the ends gone;
Short Thy as that watch
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opening its an dream
  Dies all day. ever-rolling the Time, as forgotten, fly stream,
  Bears away;
They at like sons a
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life our while past,
  Our years for hope ages home. eternal O in our come,
Be shall Thou last,
  And help to our guard God,