E F# B
And our defense is sure.
Verse 3
B F# E
Before the hills in order stood,
G#m C# F#
Or earth received her frame,
G#m F# E D#m
From everlasting Thou art God,
E F# B
To endless years the same.
Verse 4
B F# E
A thousand ages in Thy sight
G#m C# F#
Are like an evening gone;
G#m F# E D#m
Short as the watch that ends the night
E F# B
Before the rising sun.
Verse 5
B F# E
O God, our help in ages past,
G#m C# F#
Our hope for years to come,
G#m F# E D#m
Be Thou our guard while life shall last,
E F# B
And our eternal home.