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St. Anne

O God, our help in ages past

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The Hymnal 1982 (Episcopal)

Metric Index

Modality

C Major

15-Pitch Humming Index

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Composer (melody, attr.)

William Croft [1678-1727 (alt.)]

Harmonizer

William Henry Monk [1823-1889 (alt.)]

Language

English

Paraphraser

Isaac Watts [1675-1748]

Publication Date

1985

Scripture

Psalm 90:1-5

Last Five Uses

• Used on Feb 16, 2025 10:30 as the Entrance Hymn at St. Mark's Episcopal, Honeybrook, PA
• Used on Sep 29, 2024 10:30 as the Entrance Hymn at St. Mark's Episcopal, Honeybrook, PA
• Used on Oct 23, 2022 10:30 as the Recessional Hymn at St. Mark's Episcopal, Honeybrook, PA
• Used on Jul 10, 2022 10:30 as the Recessional Hymn at St. Mark's Episcopal, Honeybrook, PA
• Used on Jun 19, 2022 10:30 as the Recessional Hymn at St. Mark's Episcopal, Honeybrook, PA

Poem Words (Six verses)

O 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 defense is sure.

Before the hills in order stood,
or earth received her frame,
from everlasting thou art God,
to endless years the same.

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 our years away;
they fly, forgotten, as a dream
dies at the opening day.

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.