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1. Hymn. Rev. J. Kennedy Elliott, B. A.

O God, our help in Ages Past.

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

Harmony.
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 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.

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

Full unison.
O God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come;
Be Thou our guard while life shall last,
And our eternal home.

Amen.