our ages help past in God, O

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