O God, past in ages our help

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