O God, our help in ages past
by Isaac Watts (1674–1748)
Representative text
As printed in The Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal (1985), no. 103.
Verse 1
O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home!
Verse 2
Under the shadow of thy throne, Still may we dwell secure; Sufficient is thine arm alone, And our defense is sure.
Verse 3
Before the hills in order stood, Or earth received her frame, From everlasting, thou art God, To endless years the same.
Verse 4
A thousand ages, in thy sight, Are like an evening gone; Short as the watch that ends the night, Before the rising sun.
Verse 5
O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come; Be thou our guide while life shall last, And our eternal home!