Oh God, our help in ages past
Our hope for years to come
Our shelter from the stormy blast
And our eternal home

Under the shadow of Thy throne
Thy saints have dwelt secure
Sufficient is Thine arm alone
And our defence is sure

Before the hills in order stood
Or earth received her frame
From everlasting You are God
To endless years the same

So hold me now
Let Your love come flowing down
Show me how
To live my life
And know that I
Bring glory to Your name

A thousand ages in Thy sight
Are like an evening gone
Short as the watch that ends the night
Before the rising sun

Time, like an ever rolling stream
Bears all its sons away
They fly, forgotten, as a dream
Dies at the opening day