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| − | '''O God, Our Help in Ages Past''' is a hymn by [[Isaac Watts]] and paraphrases [[Psalm]] 90. It originally consisted of nine stanzas. In present usage, however, the hymn is usually limited to stanzas one, two, three, five and nine. In 1738, [[John Wesley]] in his hymnal, ''Psalms and Hymns'', changed the first line of the text from "Our God" to "O God."
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| − | The hymn was originally part of ''The Psalms of David Imitated in the Language of the New Testament'', published by Watts in 1719. In this book he paraphrased in [[Christian]] verse the entire psalter with the exception of twelve Psalms which he felt were unsuited for Christian usage.
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| − | The hymn is often sung at festive occasions in [[England]].
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| − | The hymn tune "St. Anne" (CM 86.86) to which the text is most often sung was composed by [[William Croft]] in 1708. It first appeared anonymously in the ''Supplement to the New Version of the Psalms, 6th edition'' in 1708.
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| − | {{YouTube Video|youtube=asrwlIxLeko|title=Westminister Abbey - Oh God Our Help In Ages Past|}}
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| − | ==Lyrics==
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| − | O<ref>[http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/o/g/ogohiap.htm Cyberhymnal.org] gives ''Our God, our help in ages past,'' and missing verses.</ref> God, our help in ages past,
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| − | Our hope for years to come,
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| − | Our shelter from the stormy blast,
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| − | And our eternal home.
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| − | Under the shadow of Thy throne
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| − | Thy saints have dwelt secure;
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| − | Sufficient is Thine arm alone,
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| − | And our defence is sure.
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| − | Before the hills in order stood,
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| − | From everlasting Thou art God,
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| − | To endless years the same.
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| − | A thousand ages in Thy sight
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| − | Are like an evening gone;
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| − | Short as the watch that ends the night
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| − | Before the rising sun.
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| − | Time, like an ever rolling stream,
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| − | They fly, forgotten, as a dream
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| − | Dies at the opening day.
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| − | Our God, our help in ages past,
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| − | Our hope for years to come,
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| − | Be Thou our guard while troubles last,
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| − | And our eternal home.
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| − | ==References==
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| − | ==External Links==
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| − | *[http://www.hymnswithoutwords.com/hymns/O_God_our_help_in_ages_past Free recording available in MP3 format for use in public or private worship from hymnswithoutwords.com]
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