O GOD OUR HELP IN AGES PAST
Available worship resources for O God Our Help In Ages Past include: chord chart, multitrack, backing track, lyric video, and streaming. This hymn was written by Isaac Watts, 1719. Modern arrangement and recording by Nathan Drake, Reawaken Hymns. CCLI# 7197527
FULL BAND
O God Our Help In Ages Past Chords
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Intro x4/Interludes x2: G D/F# C
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G D C
Our God, our help in ages past
Em A D
Our hope for years to come,
Em D/F# C Bm
Our shelter from the stormy blast,
C D/F# G
And our eternal home.
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G D C
Under the shadow of Thy throne
Em A D/F#
Thy saints have dwelt secure;
Em D/F# C Bm
Sufficient is Thy arm alone,
C D/F# G
And our defense is sure.
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G D/F# C
Before the hills in order stood,
Em A D/F#
Or earth received her frame,
Em D/F# C Bm
From everlasting Thou art God,
C D/F# G
To endless years the same.
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G D C
A thousand ages in Thy sight
Em A D
Are like an evening gone;
Em D/F# C Bm
Short as the watch that ends the night
C D/F# G
Before the rising sun.
G D C
O God, our help in ages past,
Em A D
Our hope for years to come,
Em D/F# C Bm
Be Thou our guard while life shall last,
C D/F# G
And our eternal home.
ACOUSTIC
Oh God Our Help In Ages Past Chords (Acoustic)
(Suggested Capo 1)
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G D/F# C G
Our God, our help in ages past
Em A D/F#
Our hope for years to come,
Em D/F# C B
Our shelter from the stormy blast,
C D/F# G
And our eternal home.
G D/F# C G
Under the shadow of Thy throne
Em A D/F#
Thy saints have dwelt secure;
Em D/F# C
Sufficient is Thine arm alone,
C D/F# G
And our defense is sure.
G D/F# C G
Before the hills in order stood,
Em A D/F#
Or earth received her frame,
Em D/F# C B
From everlasting Thou art God,
C D/F# G
To endless years the same.
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G D/F# C G
A thousand ages in Thy sight
Em A D/F#
Are like an evening gone;
Em D/F# C B
Short as the watch that ends the night
C D/F# G
Before the rising sun.
G D/F# C G
O God, our help in ages past,
Em A D/F#
Our hope for years to come,
Em D/F# C B
Be Thou our guard while life shall last,
C D/F# G
And our eternal home.