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Our God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home.

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Under the shadow of Thy throne Thy saints have dwelt secure; Sufficient is Thine arm alone, And our defense is sure.

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Before the hills in order stood, Or earth received her frame, From everlasting Thou art God, To endless years the same.

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Thy Word commands our flesh to dust, 'Return, ye sons of men:' All nations rose from earth at first, And turn to earth again.

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A thousand ages in Thy sight Are like an evening gone; Short as the watch that ends the night Before the rising sun.

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The busy tribes of flesh and blood,
With all their lives and cares,
Are carried downwards by the flood,
And lost in following years.

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Time, like an ever rolling stream,
Bears all its sons away;
They fly, forgotten, as a dream
Dies at the opening day.

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Like flowery fields the nations stand
Pleased with the morning light;
The flowers beneath the mower's hand
Lie withering ere 'tis night.

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Our God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Be Thou our guard while troubles last,
And our eternal home.