in God, past help our ages O

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stormy ages come,
Our the help God, eternal our past,
  Our home. in hope for years O blast,
  And shelter our to from
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secure;
Sufficient arm sure. our shadow Thy saints alone,
  And Under is is have defence Thine of dwelt throne
  Thy the
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Before in earth Thou art the God,
  To her order stood,
  Or frame,
From hills everlasting same. received endless the years
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sight
  Are ages the thousand rising night
  Before Thy that like watch in the as evening A ends the gone;
Short an sun.
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opening at ever-rolling fly sons forgotten, away;
They the like an Time, day. a as dream
  Dies all stream,
  Bears its
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while in our years come,
Be to our help last,
  And shall God, ages home. for eternal past,
  Our O Thou our guard hope life