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1. O God, our help in a---ges past,our hope for years to come,
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our shel-ter from the storm-y blast, and our e-ter-nal home!
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2. Un-der the shad-ow of thy throne, still may we dwell se-cure;
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suf-fi-cient is thine arm a-lone, and our de-fense is sure.
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3.Before the hills in or--der stood, or earth re-ceived her frame,
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from ev-er-last-ing, thou art God, to end-less years the same.
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4. A thou-sand a-ges, in thy sight, are like an eve-ning gone;
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short as the watch that ends the night, be-fore the ris-ing sun.
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5. Time, like an ev-er roll-ing stream, bears all who breathe a-way;
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they fly for-got-ten, as a dream dies at the open-ing day.
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6. O God, our help in a---ges past, our hope for years to come;
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be thou our guide while life shall last, and our e-ter-nal home.