1
O God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Our shelter from the stormy blast,
And our eternal home.
C
O God, our help in
G7
ages
C
past,
Our hope for
D7
years to
G-G7
come,
Our
C
shelter
G
from the
Am
stormy
G
blast,
And
F
our e
G7
ternal
C-F-C
home.
2
Under the shadow of Thy throne
Thy saints have dwelt secure;
Sufficient is Thine arm alone,
And our defence is sure.
Under the shadow of Thy throne
Thy saints have dwelt secure;
Sufficient is Thine arm alone,
And our defence is sure.
C
Under the shadow
G7
of Thy
C
throne
Thy saints have
D7
dwelt
G-G7
secure;
C
Sufficient
G
is Thine
Am
arm
G
alone,
And
F
our
G7
defence is
C-F-C
sure.
3
Before the hills in order stood,
Or earth received her frame,
From everlasting Thou art God,
To endless years the same.
Before the hills in order stood,
Or earth received her frame,
From everlasting Thou art God,
To endless years the same.
C
Before the hills in
G7
order
C
stood,
Or earth
D7
received her
G-G7
frame,
From
C G
everlasting
Am
Thou art
G
God,
To
F
endless
G7
years the
C-F-C
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.
A thousand ages in Thy sight
Are like an evening gone;
Short as the watch that ends the night
Before the rising sun.
C
A thousand ages in
G7
Thy sight
Are like an
D7 G-G7
evening gone;
Short
C
as the
G
watch that
Am
ends the
G
night
F
Before the
G7
rising
C-F-C
sun.
5
Time, like an ever-rolling stream,
Bears all its sons away;
They fly forgotten, as a dream
Dies at the opening day.
Time, like an ever-rolling stream,
Bears all its sons away;
They fly forgotten, as a dream
Dies at the opening day.
C
Time, like an
G7
ever-rolling
C
stream,
Bears all its
D7
sons
G-G7
away;
They
C
fly
G
forgotten,
Am
as a
G
dream
Dies
F
at the
G7 C-F-C
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.
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.
C
O God, our help in
G7
ages past,
Our hope for
D7
years to
G-G7
come,
Be
C
Thou our
G
guard while
Am
life shall
G
last,
And
F
our
G7
eternal
C-F-C
home.
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Red Wing, MN, United States
This hymn truly fits this Memorial Day in my homeland, America, with it 250th celebration coming up in July, Independence Day. Also, in remembrance of all who sacrificed their lives worldwide for Calvary. It is also my 13th Wedding Anniversary, a day of celebration and reflection of our love, in addition to the memories of ancestors and those who sacrificed their lives for truth and freedom.
Trenton, New Jersey, United States
My hope for years to come
Abuja, FCT, Nigeria
One of my favourite hymns of all times. God is indeed our great helper 🙏
Onitsha-Central Locations, Anambra, Nigeria
With this song, one expresses his faith on an awsome God and contemplate this God. I have and will forever like this song. I feel blessed
Accra, Adenta, Ghana
Indeed, Jehovah who sees all things is surely our help throughout the ages. I'm grateful through it All
Accra, Ghana
"I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth" (Psalm 121:1-2)
The LORD will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and FOREVERMORE
Amen
High River, AB, Canada
You missed 3&6, well played
Nairobi, Kenya
As a young girl, I learned some stanzas of this song and over the years, they have become a ‘truth’ and a ‘support’ pointing out to me ‘from where my help comes from’. From everlasting to everlasting He is God. Hallelujah!!
Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
What a song. I have known this great song for over twenty years. This song is wonderful. It exhibits the love of our true God, over us.
Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria
Dear sister Becky,
The healing virtue of the Lord heals your husband now in Jesus name