past ages our help in O God,

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