Hymn 210 – O GOD, the Rock of Ages | C&S English Hymnary

1. O GOD, the Rock of Ages Who evermore hast been What time the tempest rages Our dwelling place serene Before Thy first creations O Lord, the same as now To endless generations Thou everlasting King. 2. Our years are like the shadows On sunny hills that lie, Or grasses in the meadows That blossom but to tilt A sleep a dream a story By Stranger quickly told An unremaintng glory Of thing that soon are old. 3. O Thou‘ who canst not slumber Whose light grows never pale Teach us aright to number Our years before they fail On us Thy mercy lighten On us Thy spirit brighten The hearts Thyself hast blessed. 4. Lord, crown our faith’s endeavour With beauty and with grace Till, clothed in light for ever We see Thee face to face A joy no language measure A fountain brimming o‘er And endless How of pleasures An ocean without shore AMEN