O God Our Help In Ages Past chords by Songs Of Praise

Verse 1:

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O  God, our help in a - ges past,
        Em   A7  D
Our hope for years to  come,
   G   Em  D      C     B7
Our  shel - ter  from  the stor - my blast,
G  C    D     G
And our e – ter - nal home!


Verse 2:

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Un - der the sha - dow of  Thy throne
        Em   A7  D
Thy saints have dwelt se - cure;
   G   Em  D      C     B7
Suf – fi - cient is  Thine arm  a - lone,
G  C    D     G
And our de - fense is sure.

Verse 3:

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Be - fore the hills in or - der stood,
        Em   A7  D
Or earth re - ceived her frame,
   G   Em  D      C     B7
From ev – er - last - ing Thou art God,
G  C    D     G
To  endless years the same.


Verse 4:

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A thou - sand a - ges in  Thy sight
        Em   A7  D
Are like an  eve - ning gone;
   G   Em  D      C     B7
Short as   the  watch that ends the night
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Be - fore the ris - ing sun.


Verse 5:

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Time like an  ev - er-roll - ing stream,
        Em   A7  D
Bears all its sons  a - way;
   G   Em  D      C     B7
They fly  for – got - ten  as   a  dream
G  C    D     G
Dies at the op’ning  day.


Verse 6:

G     Em  G   C     D  G
O  God, our help in  a - ges past,
        Em   A7  D
Our hope for years to  come,
   G   Em  D      C     B7
Be  Thou  our  guard while life shall last,
G  C    D     G