Our God, Our Help In Ages Past

Text by Isaac Watts

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About this hymn

Date: 1719
Tune: St
Composer: William Croft
Key: C
Meter: 8 6 8 6

Historical background

This edition is preserved in the Open Hymnal Project at source revision d35811b2d5c9. Contributor and publication details below are reproduced from the score metadata rather than inferred.

Theology & Scripture

The source index associates this text with Assurance, Brevity of Life, Calmness, Faithfulness, God, Care of, God, Creator.

Ps 90:1 · Heb 1:1-2

Musical background

St is presented in the source key of C, with four documented parts.

Sources & rights

Verified for United States on 2026-10-13. Public domain — source score marking

Words: Isaac Watts, 1719. Music: 'St. Anne' William Croft, 1708. Setting: composite found in "The Lutheran Hymnary", 1913. copyright: public domain. This score is a part of the Open Hymnal Project, 2005 Revision.