...Thy saints have dwelt secure ; — mf Sufficient is thine arm alone, And our defence is sure ! — 3 Time, like an ever-rolling stream, Bears all its sons...away ; They fly, forgotten, as a dream Dies at the op'ning day. aff 4 Our God, pur help in ages past, Our hope in years to come, Be Thou our guard, while...

...dust, ' Return, ye sons of men ;' All nations rose from earth at first, And turn to earth again.] 5 A thousand ages, in thy sight, Are like an evening...watch that ends the night, Before the rising sun. 6 [The busy tribes of flesh and blood, With all their lives and cares, Are carry'd downwards by the...

...order stood, Or earth received its frame, From everlasting thou art God, To endless years the same. 4 A thousand ages, in thy sight, Are like an evening...watch that ends the night, Before the rising sun. 5 The busy tribes of flesh and blood, 6 Time, like an ever-rolling stream, Bears all its sons away:...

...to dust, Return, ye sotis of men; All nations rose from earth at first, And turn to earth again. 5 A thousand ages in thy sight Are like an evening gone;...watch that ends the night, Before the rising sun. 6 [The busy tribes of flesh and blood, With all their lives and cares, Are carried downwards by thy...

...dust — "Return, ye sons of men ;" All nations rose from earth at first, And turn to earth again. [5 A thousand ages in thy sight Are like an evening gone,...as the watch that ends the night Before the rising dawn.] cr.^6 O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Be thou our guard while troubles...

...barbarously mutilated, being cut down to four stanzas; and among those which are omitted is the fine verse, ' Before the hills in order stood, Or earth received...everlasting thou art God, To endless years the same.' We shall give without comment two more specimens of what we deem most injudicious and tasteless alteration;...

...ages past, Our hope for years to come ! Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home ! 2 Before the hills in order stood, Or earth received...fly, forgotten, as a dream Dies at the opening day. 5 Like flowery fields the nations stand, Pleased with the morning light ; The flowers beneath the mower's...

...from the stormy blast, And our eternal home. 2. Before the hills in order stood, Or earth receiv'd its frame, From everlasting thou art God, To endless years...ever-rolling stream, Bears all its sons away ; They pass, forgotten, as a dream Dies at the op'ning day. 5. O God ! our help in ages past, Our hope for...

...ages past, Our hope for years to come ! Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home ! 2 Before the hills in order stood, Or earth received...watch that ends the night, Before the rising sun. 4 Tijne, like an ever-rolling stream, Bears all its sons away ; They fly, forgotten, as a dream Dies...

...ages past Our hope for years to come ; Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home ! 2 Before the hills in order stood, Or earth received...the night, Before the rising sun. 4 Time, like an ever rolling stream, Bears all its sons away ; They flv, forgotten, as a dream Dies at the opening...