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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Kampala, Uganda
Indeed,
Without God we are nothing.
He has been our help for ages
Past and our hope for years to come.
Amen and Amen 🙏
Murphy, Texas, United States
“O God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Our shelter from the stormy blast,
And our eternal home”.
Hope is a Person! Our God, who is Hope, is greater than any event. He can never be taken away.
Hope in God is the backbone- the support- of our faith!
Lord, keep us encouraged in You! Amen.
Dar Es Salam, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Great song of all the time. Indeed our unchanging, self sufficient, self providing God is our help throughout generations of mankind that comes and goes until the time he will gather all his elect to His eternal home.
A beautiful song for this special period
Molepolole, Kweneng District, Botswana
I appreciate you for this hymn, I am really blessed. Remain blessed
Lagos, Surulere, Nigeria
God my everlasting help.
This song reassures me about the faithfulness of God to see me through my sojourn in life.
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Praise and thank God for this meaningful timeless melody
Abuja, FCT, Nigeria
This is a thought spirit-induced song that edify the soul and keep hope alive. It is good to take out time sometimes to reflect on such sacred songs that enlightens the soul.
Abuja, Nigeria
Immortal song!
The memory of Hymn makers is eternally blessed.
Nigeria
O God, my help in times of need
My hope for yes to come
My help in times of need
And my eternal rest