Our God, Our Help in Ages Past
| Oh God, Our Help in Ages Past | |
|---|---|
Isaac Watts in 1705 | |
| Genre | Hymn |
| Written | 1708 |
| Text | Isaac Watts |
| Based on | Psalm 90 |
| Meter | 8.6.8.6 (C.M.) |
| Melody | "St. Anne" by William Croft |
"Our God, Our Help in Ages Past" (or "O God, Our Help in Ages Past") is a hymn by Isaac Watts in 1708 that paraphrases the 90th Psalm of the Book of Psalms. It originally consisted of nine stanzas; however, in present usage the fourth, sixth, and eighth stanzas are commonly omitted to leave a total of six (Methodist hymn books also include the original sixth stanza to leave a total of seven)