Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Commemoration of Isaac Watts, Hymnwriter, 1748

Our 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 defence is sure.

 

Before the hills in order stood,

Or earth receiv’d 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.

 

Our God, our help in ages past,

Our hope for years to come,

Be thou our guard while troubles last,

And our eternal home.

... Isaac Watts (1674-1748), Psalms of David Imitated [1719], in Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs, ed. Samuel Melanchthon Worcester, Boston: Crocker & Brewster, 1834, Ps. 90, first part, p. 186-187 (see the book; see also Ps. 90:1-4; Deut. 33:27; Ps. 46:1; 71:3; 91:1; Isa. 8:13-14; Heb. 1:10-12; 13:8; 2 Pet. 3:8; 1 John 4:16; Rev. 1:8; more at Earth, Eternity, Everlasting, God, Home, Hope, Past, Sight, Year)

 
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