“LORD, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations” – Ps. 90-1
1 O God, our help in ages past
Our hope for years to come
Our shelter from the stormy blast
And our eternal home.
2 Under the shadow of Thy throne
Thy saints have dwelt secure
Sufficient is Thine arm alone
And our defence is sure.
3 Before the hills in order stood
Or earth received her frame
From everlasting Thou art God
To endless years the same.
4 A thousand ages in Thy sight
Are like an evening gone
Short as he watch that ends the night
Before the rising sun.
5 Time, like an ever-rolling stream
Bears all its sons away
They fly forgotten, as a dream
Dies at the opening day.
6 O God, our help in ages past
Our hope in years to come
Be thou our guard while trouble last
And our Eternal home.