Hymn 104: O God, our help in ages past,

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

Thy saints have dwelt secure:

Sufficient is Thine arm alone,

And our defence 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 

Before the rising sun [night

Verse 5

Time like an over-rolling stream,

Bears all its sons away;

They fly forgotten as a dream 

Dies at the opening day.

Verse 6

O God, our help in ages past,

Our hope for years to come,

Be Thou our guard while troubles last,

And our eternal home.