C5      F5   C5    A5 A5 G5   C5        A5   E5  A5    D5  G5 
1. O God, our help in a---ges past,our hope for years to come, 
    C5    F5   D5   G5   C5     D5 E5      C5   D5  C5 D5  G5   C5 
our shel-ter from the storm-y blast, and our e-ter-nal home! 
   C5      F5   C5    A5 D5 G5   C5             A5  E5 A5    D5  G5 
2. Un-der the shad-ow of  thy throne, still may we dwell se-cure; 
    C5  F5     D5 G5     C5   D5 E5     C5   D5  C5  D5    G5  C5 
suf-fi-cient is thine arm a-lone, and our de-fense is sure. 
  C5      F5   C5     A5 D5 G5   C5         A5    E5 A5     D5   G5 
3.Before the hills in or--der stood, or earth re-ceived her frame, 
     C5  F5  D5   G5    C5    D5   E5    C5  D5  C5    D5    G5   C5 
from ev-er-last-ing, thou art God, to end-less years the same. 
   A5      F5    C5 A5   D5 G5   C5          A5   E5 A5  D5    G5 
4. A thou-sand a-ges, in  thy sight, are like an eve-ning gone; 
      C5  F5   D5    G5    C5    D5   E5      C5  D5   C5   D5  G5   C5 
short as the watch that ends the night, be-fore the ris-ing sun. 
   C5          F5  C5  A5 D5  G5   C5             A5  E5  A5      D5 G5 
5. Time, like an ev-er roll-ing stream , bears all who breathe a-way; 
     C5   F5   D5  G5    C5  D5 E5     C5    D5 C5   D5   G5   C5 
they fly for-got-ten, as a dream dies at the open-ing day. 
   C5      F5   C5    A5 D5 G5   C5         A5   E5  A5    D5  G5 
6. O God, our help in a---ges past, our hope for years to come; 
   C5    F5   D5    G5     C5    D5     E5     C5   D5  C5 D5  G5   C5 
be thou our guide while life shall last, and our e-ter-nal home.