When I was little- this song was one of my favs.🎚️♥️

Listening in 2020. A wonderful hymn for these uncertain times. He is our help in ages past, and He is our hope for years to come. Blessed be His name.

I am an ELCA Lutheran from South Carolina. I play the piano and organ. Today (November 4, All Saints' Sunday), we sang this as our Hymn of the Day. I filled in at a local Lutheran Church today and played it as the Opening Hymn. It is #632 in Evangelical Lutheran Worship. And let us give thanks to those who have gone before us.

This song is a great blessing to the world, may the precious soul of him who received this inspiration rest on in God's perfect peace till the morning of resurrection, Amen

I have sung this song for decades now. But I never noticed a phrase that occurs in the first and last stanzas: "and our eternal home." In the first stanza, we ask God to be our help, our hope and our shelter. In the last stanza, we ask God to be our help, our hope and our guard. Both stanzas end with us asking Him to be our eternal home. I confess, I usually think of heaven in terms of a location. And while biblically, Heaven is a real place, the thing that makes it so appealing is that our Father is there. Being away from a sinful world and in a new place of perfection should not be the goal of my life. Rather being with my Father, who loved me so much that he gave Jesus as a sacrifice so that I could be right with Him--THAT is the goal of my life. HE is what makes it heaven!

@nancyhobson9710

4 жыл бұрын

Here's another:"Through the love of God our Saviour All will be well...On our father's love relying Jesus every need supplying Or in living Or in dying All will be well."

@sarthakmishra5384

3 жыл бұрын

You are right 😊😊😊

@BertLPople

3 жыл бұрын

nmbygodsgrace , So powerfully written. It almost brought tears to my eyes. Thanks for your comments

@miriyanithomas8162

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely right

@stephenbell-booth2648

Жыл бұрын

And because the uncreated God is there to sustain and provide, He is our energy and light and being. We can only dimly imagine what Heaven will be like, but as Paul says, we will put off mortality and put on immortality and see clearly, see face to face.

What a powerful hymn that reminds us of our days on earth and the life eternal. The lyrics and the music that had flown through this composer are definitely inspired by God. What a great experience for the composer. As we sing, we feel the presence of God and the Holy Spirit and I am sure that this hymn lives till the second coming of Jesus Christ

Thank you for this. For some reason I found myself singing this in the kitchen today, and came to KZread to find it. It brought tears to my eyes. Thank you so much from someone in South Africa!

@jinnymudlark1815

2 жыл бұрын

For the past few days - more or less the same here. No tears, though. Haven't been able to cry for nearly a year. May God have mercy on all people.

@keithhopkins9225

Жыл бұрын

I had the same type of experience while I was folding the laundry. The Lord moves in mysterious ways!

@angelafowler6161

Жыл бұрын

Likewise

@nancywhite8756

6 ай бұрын

Praise the Lord! The Lord certainly has mysterious ways to catch our attention!

Yes,very uplifting hymn-lyrics "our shelter from the stormy blast,and our eternal home" are especially words,to,live by and treasure forever,as we forever remember God's everlasting grace and praise.

how can hearing this not let you know that you are not alone.. even in your brightest moments or darkest despair.

@hyramesshiramess1035

7 жыл бұрын

EXACTLY! And a Merry Christmas to you, sir!

@bwambalekenethmilton3964

5 жыл бұрын

Indeed it is awesome...............in all moments

my Late Father used to sing this one for us as a prayer..... Amen

O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home. 2 Under the shadow of Thy throne Thy saints have dwelt secure; Sufficient is Thine arm alone, And our defence is sure. 3 Before the hills in order stood, Or earth received her frame, From everlasting Thou art God, To endless years the same. 4 A thousand ages in Thy sight Are like an evening gone; Short as the watch that ends the night Before the rising sun. 5 Time, like an ever-rolling stream, Bears all its sons away; They fly forgotten, as a dream Dies at the opening day. 6 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.

This is such a beautiful hymn and words. I have always loved it. Well done to the singers inc the congregation !!!!!!!!!

@MrJamieMurph4141969

8 жыл бұрын

Very well said.

I love these high anglican hymns

@daveg6023

8 жыл бұрын

+typosgod Actually, it's a great old Puritan hymn by Isaac Watts. It paraphrases Psalm 90. The Abbey choir and congregation do an excellent job.

@typosgod

8 жыл бұрын

+Dave G Fascinating! Didn't realize Watts wasn't mainline Anglican!

@maxwelljohnson5028

6 жыл бұрын

Me too

@ridethelapras

5 жыл бұрын

The great thing about hymnody, especially in these times, is that no denomination has a monopoly. And that great once-denominational hymns are now being sung in churches around the world.

@ridethelapras

5 жыл бұрын

A good example of this: "Praise to the Holiest in the height" by John Henry Newman was written to commemorate his conversion _from_ Anglicanism _to_ Roman Catholicism - but it is found in practically every Anglican hymn book I have seen!

God be praised for all eternity! what a magnificent song!

Last hymn sung at the morning service of sunday, apr. 14, 1912 presided over by Cpt. Smith. Archibald Gracie IV recalls it and writes: “What a remarkable coincidence that at the first and last ship's service on board the Titanic, the hymn we sang began with these impressive lines: O God our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast And our eternal home”. In loving memory of all who perished.

What a reassurance for all times - Our Help In Ages Past, our Hope for Years to come - Amen Amen Amen

No wonder God has blessed England and the whole British empire. God save the Queen !

@metrosoul1

4 жыл бұрын

England took everything by the sword and nothing else.

@squirehaggard4749

3 жыл бұрын

@@metrosoul1 utter rubbish.

@amitdavidnayak

3 жыл бұрын

@@squirehaggard4749 definitely right

@jasonogumba9867

3 жыл бұрын

Delusional

@jinnymudlark1815

2 жыл бұрын

God blesses all of his people, all over the world.

A hymn by Issac Watts that paraphrases Psalm 90, has been translated in to so many languages, even in to my native telugu; a south Indian language, with the same tune. Wonderful composition. Let the LORD the Almighty be glorified.

My mother loved this hymn. I am not a particularly religious man, but I do as well.

I'm the concert choir at University we're doing this for our spring concert.

Oh God our Help in ages past, our Hope for years to comeOh God our Help in ages past, our Hope for years to come🙌🏽

Simply great ! God bless England and Your Royal Madame, Queen Elisabeth II ! Greetings from Hamburg/Germany !

You need to hear this hymn in my local dialect (Yoruba) back home in Nigeria

@johne6081

6 жыл бұрын

I would like to hear that.

@agentsmith2444

5 жыл бұрын

Correct guy.... Tell them o

@darkincognito3826

3 жыл бұрын

Abi

@darkincognito3826

3 жыл бұрын

@@agentsmith2444 😃

@awopetudaniel6219

2 жыл бұрын

Olorun Odun to koja

Another great hymn from the Anglicans @ Westminster Abbey,Great descant from the boy trebles.

@CashPresley32

9 жыл бұрын

This hymn is also a hymn in the The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints hymnal #31.

@FroMaestro

8 жыл бұрын

+CashPresley32 lol ... ?

@CashPresley32

8 жыл бұрын

FroMaestro I'm not joking.

@FroMaestro

8 жыл бұрын

CashPresley32 I don't doubt it. I was just puzzled by the comment. OP said it was 'from the Anglicans' as it is (loosely). And now a gazillion different hymn books include it, so your comment about one of the many was, well, puzzling at best lol. And it's only more puzzling when you consider that LDS aren't actually a Christian confession (not least b/c they deny the trinity along with JWs & oneness pentecostals). So yeah, I just didn't follow the comment, that's all.

@CashPresley32

8 жыл бұрын

FroMaestro We are Christian as we worship our Heavenly Father, his son and our Lord Savior Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost.

I love this piece. God is my help However, the choir is just explicit 👌 Voices are so strong and melodious.

One of the great hymns of our century..Brilliantly sung by this great choir.

@faramir

6 ай бұрын

Written by Isaac Watts 1674-1748. But still of our time. To endless years the same.

Praise the Lord!

Turned on the very grim news headlines just now and then silenced them in favour of this magnificent hymn. Thank you for the upload.

Thank you and A Blessed 2015 to you and all the YT viewers!

Another fantastic Anglican hymn sung beautifully,The choir boys sang some great cresendo`s..All sang beautifully.

Our hope for years to come. Our shelter from every pandemic, every catastrophe, every disaster. Welcome 2021 and a new decade

Singing over again with this guide. Wonderful rendition.

It's a majestic hymn, I love it, it shows me GOD in all his majestic splendor I love GOD as manifestic through the FATHER, SON, HOLY GHOST.

Magnificent !

This hymn and Westminster Abbey are the best popular combination

Amen I Remember Mr S W ChandraShekar Playing this Song Every New Year In School God Bless His ,Family Members Amen

Such a stalwart hymn.

So beautiful!

Super; lovely setting.

I love these hymns. Literally music and balm for the soul.

Very soothing for a Sunday evening.

Our help is in the name of the Lord , the maker of heaven and earth. Psalm 124:8

Ah, finally the fixed version! Thank you very much, notyobs.

Thank you for the glitch-free version. As a chorister when I was younger this was my favourite hymn at our remembrance service. This version, if I recall, was at Westminster after the 9-11 attack? Again, thank you.

God is indeed our help in ages past! Happy New year 2022 Rendition is quite good

So beautiful

This was sang on the titanic at there church service, the day it sank. Eva Hart (7 year old survivor sang it loud and proud that day… in her moms own words)

One of my favs

Lovely hymn

Amazing descant

Well Done! Well Done!

Those who like this might consider joining the Facebook forum "Great Boys' Choirs of the World" to experience many different boychoirs, soloists, and their music.

@profcleave1

5 жыл бұрын

I like the Siamese.

Indeed God is our help.

I heard about this Hymn from a book I was reading called the Glamour Boys

Does Britain of today have any of this left in them?! I hope so

it reminds of the old Apostolic way back home

Thank you! I can post this to my Facebook profile now!

I love this good Anglican hymns. They portray love to God.

This song is my schoo' s anthem

Gloria in excelsis Deo.

Jesus He NEVER Changes

This is the glory of the Anglican hymnal.

@johne6081

6 жыл бұрын

This is A glory of the Anglican hymnal. :)

Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, trust also in me. - Jesus (John 14:1)

Great version. I wonder if this will be the closest that I'll get to Westminster Abbey? Keep up the posts! (From upstate NY, USA)

Oh Praise The Lord. Great God JEHOVAH GOD

Blessed be the name of the Lord

I am an ELCA Lutheran from South Carolina. I play the piano and organ. Today (November 3, All Saints' Sunday), we sang this as the Closing Hymn. It is #632 in Evangelical Lutheran Worship. And let us give thanks for the ones who have gone before us.

God will continue to be help in age to come

Amen.

Amen

Beautiful.yes mine Anglican

Where can I find the descant?

Oh how I love this hymn. God is my everything in this life hear on this earth, and through out the ceaseless ages of eternity.

Amen so true

making this Sunday music on my facebook page, suntreeriver design... it's the appointed psalm for today in the Revised Common Lectionary.

Does anyone know what descant (composer) is used here. And even better, where can I get a copy? Thanks for any help.

@hyramesshiramess1035

7 жыл бұрын

If you listen often enough with pencil, and score paper in hand, you should be able to take it down by ear. These things are rarely published. Church organists most often compose them as part of the job. Better yet, try writing one of our own. Delving your inner ear, makes music all the more ,meaningful and enjoyable.

@jandrewmctyre7564

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you HH. Pencil and paper is exactly what we did. Had our choir sing it (with a slight variation) at my father's funeral 2 years ago. The variation came in that while we had several outstanding soprano's we did not have a young boy's choir to duplicate it exactly. Nonetheless, it was grand.

we sang this in our school assembly everyday.

From what is this taken from? I would like to see the full video.

Is it right that at the end of this wonderful hymn, the choir starts a "Kyrie" from Taizé? (a kyrie written by Jacques Berthier, who wrote a lot of music for the Taizé Community) notyobs, do you have the complete kyrie?

Can anyone tell me what Kyrie is used at the end?

@stmaryswarwickorganist9486

8 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a Taize chant Kyrie.

I hope this is sung when the last trumpet sounds.

This shit gave me chills. The only reason why I go to a church is because of the hymns. I’m an atheist.

Hear our prayer Oh Almighty God in these troubled times of encroaching darkness!

Why you are not uploading videos 😔😔🥺🥺🥺🥺😰😔🥺

Australian navy memories.....

Today 8th October 2023, Israel declared war on its neighbours. The implications are indeed enormous. We may all be singing this magnificent hymn in earnest in the near future.

@vapaus831

6 ай бұрын

"On that day, militant groups launched a surprise attack on southern Israel from the Gaza Strip, marking the start of the most significant military escalation in the region since the Yom Kippur War in 1973.[60]" Wikipedia

Oh bummer they left out the 5th stanza

Missed out verse 5!

@chuksesonwune.create.chann6157

6 жыл бұрын

Edward Chalmers

Beautifull song, but our 'God' his frame is Mother-love....

Written by Isaac Watts

our school song..Christ church school..

Too bad they did not sing all the verses. Most poignant is what is usually the 5th verse: "Time like an ever rolling steam, bears all its sons away, they lie forgotten as a dream, lies at the opening dawn."

Is it a catholic church

@kamalaantoinette8835

2 жыл бұрын

Why do I see a nun in there

@francislukuwi4848

Жыл бұрын

Anglican church

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Magnificent!