Westminster Abbey - Oh God Our Help in Ages Past (glitch free)

[@LindaAnnReynoldsEdS]

When I was little- this song was one of my favs.🎚️♥️

[@kirksolomon7060]

This song is a great blessing to the world, may the precious soul of him who received this inspiration rest on in God's perfect peace till the morning of resurrection, Amen

[@nanikdasani4547]

O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home. 2 Under the shadow of Thy throne Thy saints have dwelt secure; Sufficient is Thine arm alone, And our defence is sure. 3 Before the hills in order stood, Or earth received her frame, From everlasting Thou art God, To endless years the same. 4 A thousand ages in Thy sight Are like an evening gone; Short as the watch that ends the night Before the rising sun. 5 Time, like an ever-rolling stream, Bears all its sons away; They fly forgotten, as a dream Dies at the opening day. 6 O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Be Thou our guard while life shall last, And our eternal home.

[@kylargraf6762]

Listening in 2020. A wonderful hymn for these uncertain times. He is our help in ages past, and He is our hope for years to come. Blessed be His name.

[@nmbygodsgrace]

I have sung this song for decades now. But I never noticed a phrase that occurs in the first and last stanzas: "and our eternal home." In the first stanza, we ask God to be our help, our hope and our shelter. In the last stanza, we ask God to be our help, our hope and our guard. Both stanzas end with us asking Him to be our eternal home. I confess, I usually think of heaven in terms of a location. And while biblically, Heaven is a real place, the thing that makes it so appealing is that our Father is there. Being away from a sinful world and in a new place of perfection should not be the goal of my life. Rather being with my Father, who loved me so much that he gave Jesus as a sacrifice so that I could be right with Him--THAT is the goal of my life. HE is what makes it heaven!

[@nancyhobson9710]

Here's another:"Through the love of God our Saviour All will be well...On our father's love relying Jesus every need supplying Or in living Or in dying All will be well."

[@sarthakmishra5384]

You are right 😊😊😊

[@BertLPople]

nmbygodsgrace , So powerfully written. It almost brought tears to my eyes. Thanks for your comments

[@miriyanithomas8162]

Absolutely right

[@stephenbell-booth2648]

And because the uncreated God is there to sustain and provide, He is our energy and light and being. We can only dimly imagine what Heaven will be like, but as Paul says, we will put off mortality and put on immortality and see clearly, see face to face.

[@reeveswesleyj]

What a powerful hymn that reminds us of our days on earth and the life eternal. The lyrics and the music that had flown through this composer are definitely inspired by God. What a great experience for the composer. As we sing, we feel the presence of God and the Holy Spirit and I am sure that this hymn lives till the second coming of Jesus Christ

[@mkl62]

I am an ELCA Lutheran from South Carolina. I play the piano and organ. Today (November 4, All Saints' Sunday), we sang this as our Hymn of the Day. I filled in at a local Lutheran Church today and played it as the Opening Hymn. It is #632 in Evangelical Lutheran Worship. And let us give thanks to those who have gone before us.

[@DeborahHorn-f6x]

I am Lutheran as well and love when we sing this hymn as well as A Mighty Fortress Is Our God. The old hymns are the best. 🙏

[@Nadiacloete]

Thank you for this. For some reason I found myself singing this in the kitchen today, and came to KZbin to find it. It brought tears to my eyes. Thank you so much from someone in South Africa!

[@jinnymudlark1815]

For the past few days - more or less the same here. No tears, though. Haven't been able to cry for nearly a year. May God have mercy on all people.

[@keithhopkins9225]

I had the same type of experience while I was folding the laundry. The Lord moves in mysterious ways!

[@angelafowler6161]

Likewise

[@nancywhite8756]

Praise the Lord! The Lord certainly has mysterious ways to catch our attention!

[@andreamajor4123]

What words! The choir is singing, but so is the congregation. Quite amazing.

[@MrJamieMurph4141969]

Yes,very uplifting hymn-lyrics "our shelter from the stormy blast,and our eternal home" are especially words,to,live by and treasure forever,as we forever remember God's everlasting grace and praise.

[@josparkes9087]

This is such a beautiful hymn and words. I have always loved it. Well done to the singers inc the congregation !!!!!!!!!

[@MrJamieMurph4141969]

Very well said.

[@ralphlane8273]

how can hearing this not let you know that you are not alone.. even in your brightest moments or darkest despair.

[@hyramesshiramess1035]

EXACTLY! And a Merry Christmas to you, sir!

[@bwambalekenethmilton3964]

Indeed it is awesome...............in all moments

[@dariooturioturidar]

my Late Father used to sing this one for us as a prayer..... Amen

[@indianastan]

No wonder God has blessed England and the whole British empire. God save the Queen !

[@metrosoul1]

England took everything by the sword and nothing else.

[@squirehaggard4749]

@@metrosoul1 utter rubbish.

[@amitdavidnayak]

@@squirehaggard4749 definitely right

[@jasonogumba9867]

Delusional

[@jinnymudlark1815]

God blesses all of his people, all over the world.

[@typosgod]

I love these high anglican hymns

[@daveg6023]

+typosgod Actually, it's a great old Puritan hymn by Isaac Watts. It paraphrases Psalm 90. The Abbey choir and congregation do an excellent job.

[@typosgod]

+Dave G Fascinating! Didn't realize Watts wasn't mainline Anglican!

[@maxwelljohnson5028]

Me too

[@ridethelapras]

The great thing about hymnody, especially in these times, is that no denomination has a monopoly. And that great once-denominational hymns are now being sung in churches around the world.

[@ridethelapras]

A good example of this: "Praise to the Holiest in the height" by John Henry Newman was written to commemorate his conversion _from_ Anglicanism _to_ Roman Catholicism - but it is found in practically every Anglican hymn book I have seen!

[@eneanwanhenshaw9608]

Thank you Lord. I sang this in my dream and as I woke up this morning I turned in. Very Solemn.

[@igtunesignatiusilaya8882]

What a reassurance for all times - Our Help In Ages Past, our Hope for Years to come - Amen Amen Amen

[@vijay.nutulapati]

A hymn by Issac Watts that paraphrases Psalm 90, has been translated in to so many languages, even in to my native telugu; a south Indian language, with the same tune. Wonderful composition. Let the LORD the Almighty be glorified.

[@frankodigie4357]

You need to hear this hymn in my local dialect (Yoruba) back home in Nigeria

[@johne6081]

I would like to hear that.

[@agentsmith2444]

Correct guy.... Tell them o

[@darkincognito3826]

Abi

[@darkincognito3826]

@@agentsmith2444 😃

[@awopetudaniel6219]

Olorun Odun to koja

[@jnsii54]

My mother loved this hymn. I am not a particularly religious man, but I do as well.

[@VanHoeden]

Last hymn sung at the morning service of sunday, apr. 14, 1912 presided over by Cpt. Smith. Archibald Gracie IV recalls it and writes: “What a remarkable coincidence that at the first and last ship's service on board the Titanic, the hymn we sang began with these impressive lines: O God our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast And our eternal home”. In loving memory of all who perished.

[@stephenonomo4416]

I love this piece. God is my help However, the choir is just explicit 👌 Voices are so strong and melodious.

[@ogeigwe]

Oh God our Help in ages past, our Hope for years to comeOh God our Help in ages past, our Hope for years to come🙌🏽

[@johnuhr-henry9508]

One of the great hymns of our century..Brilliantly sung by this great choir.

[@faramir]

Written by Isaac Watts 1674-1748. But still of our time. To endless years the same.

[@kinghez24]

My hymn for all season. I love it and the wordings are soul lifting...indeed therapeutic

[@Lone.Wolf1976]

God be praised for all eternity! what a magnificent song!

[@johnuhr-henry9508]

Another great hymn from the Anglicans @ Westminster Abbey,Great descant from the boy trebles.

[@CashPresley32]

This hymn is also a hymn in the The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints hymnal #31.

[@FroMaestro]

+CashPresley32 lol ... ?

[@CashPresley32]

FroMaestro I'm not joking.

[@FroMaestro]

CashPresley32 I don't doubt it. I was just puzzled by the comment. OP said it was 'from the Anglicans' as it is (loosely). And now a gazillion different hymn books include it, so your comment about one of the many was, well, puzzling at best lol. And it's only more puzzling when you consider that LDS aren't actually a Christian confession (not least b/c they deny the trinity along with JWs & oneness pentecostals). So yeah, I just didn't follow the comment, that's all.

[@CashPresley32]

FroMaestro We are Christian as we worship our Heavenly Father, his son and our Lord Savior Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost.

[@dobert49]

Thank you for the glitch-free version. As a chorister when I was younger this was my favourite hymn at our remembrance service. This version, if I recall, was at Westminster after the 9-11 attack? Again, thank you.

[@astraioshh]

Simply great ! God bless England and Your Royal Madame, Queen Elisabeth II ! Greetings from Hamburg/Germany !

[@CAPTAINSCOTLAND1]

Thank you and A Blessed 2015 to you and all the YT viewers!

[@S62bhas]

Amen I Remember Mr S W ChandraShekar Playing this Song Every New Year In School God Bless His ,Family Members Amen

[@johnuhr-henry9508]

Another fantastic Anglican hymn sung beautifully,The choir boys sang some great cresendo`s..All sang beautifully.

[@skywinner_9474]

Does Britain of today have any of this left in them?! I hope so

[@morticin3838]

It's a majestic hymn, I love it, it shows me GOD in all his majestic splendor I love GOD as manifestic through the FATHER, SON, HOLY GHOST.

[@russellprickett1652]

Our help is in the name of the Lord , the maker of heaven and earth. Psalm 124:8

[@vapaus831]

Where can I find the descant?

[@kumarambrose]

Our hope for years to come. Our shelter from every pandemic, every catastrophe, every disaster. Welcome 2021 and a new decade

[@philipd.restifo1140]

Magnificent!

[@mrjay4178]

I'm the concert choir at University we're doing this for our spring concert.

[@prof.dr.andrewssamraj3925]

This hymn and Westminster Abbey are the best popular combination

[@oyebamijioluwole7330]

God is indeed our help in ages past! Happy New year 2022 Rendition is quite good

[@accousticdecay]

Singing over again with this guide. Wonderful rendition.

[@parkcentralchurch]

Does anyone know what descant (composer) is used here. And even better, where can I get a copy? Thanks for any help.

[@hyramesshiramess1035]

If you listen often enough with pencil, and score paper in hand, you should be able to take it down by ear. These things are rarely published. Church organists most often compose them as part of the job. Better yet, try writing one of our own. Delving your inner ear, makes music all the more ,meaningful and enjoyable.

[@jandrewmctyre7564]

Thank you HH. Pencil and paper is exactly what we did. Had our choir sing it (with a slight variation) at my father's funeral 2 years ago. The variation came in that while we had several outstanding soprano's we did not have a young boy's choir to duplicate it exactly. Nonetheless, it was grand.

[@devasarahmagesh8276]

Praise the Lord!

[@koikat3708]

From what is this taken from? I would like to see the full video.

[@nubiacairo8835]

I love these hymns. Literally music and balm for the soul.

[@Lellobeetle]

Such a stalwart hymn.

[@juliusmzengaboma9892]

I love this good Anglican hymns. They portray love to God.

[@foxmccloud7055]

Came across this video and song while researching hymns for a church service in regards to the Holocaust.

[@olufemiadeniyi-williams2197]

Very soothing for a Sunday evening.

[@orettacarter1312]

Oh how I love this hymn. God is my everything in this life hear on this earth, and through out the ceaseless ages of eternity.

[@maartenbokhout4594]

This is the first English Hymn I encountered after coming to Canada. It was powerful then, and it is powerful now.

[@basicaa]

Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, trust also in me. - Jesus (John 14:1)

[@uncd2000]

Those who like this might consider joining the Facebook forum "Great Boys' Choirs of the World" to experience many different boychoirs, soloists, and their music.

[@profcleave1]

I like the Siamese.

[@frankodigie4357]

it reminds of the old Apostolic way back home

[@mkl62]

I am an ELCA Lutheran from South Carolina. I play the piano and organ. Today (November 3, All Saints' Sunday), we sang this as the Closing Hymn. It is #632 in Evangelical Lutheran Worship. And let us give thanks for the ones who have gone before us.

[@dariooturioturidar]

Indeed God is our help.

[@willamfrasschaert]

I heard about this Hymn from a book I was reading called the Glamour Boys

[@tinasweeting2666]

Oh Praise The Lord. Great God JEHOVAH GOD

[@markdejong2309]

Is it right that at the end of this wonderful hymn, the choir starts a "Kyrie" from Taizé? (a kyrie written by Jacques Berthier, who wrote a lot of music for the Taizé Community) notyobs, do you have the complete kyrie?

[@angelafowler6161]

Blessed be the name of the Lord

[@doreenmsnightingale7290]

Super; lovely setting.

[@mirzalebethsimwinga1449]

Jesus He NEVER Changes

[@GrumpyOldTroll]

Ah, finally the fixed version! Thank you very much, notyobs.

[@phyllisgrellman4741]

So beautiful

[@JITA765]

Great version. I wonder if this will be the closest that I'll get to Westminster Abbey? Keep up the posts! (From upstate NY, USA)

[@nancyhaywood3606]

So beautiful!

[@impalamama7302]

Hear our prayer Oh Almighty God in these troubled times of encroaching darkness!

[@royaboagyedjan4632]

Amazing descant

[@philipakpan5898]

God will continue to be help in age to come

[@josephdixon2428]

One of my favs

[@Adam47150]

Can anyone tell me what Kyrie is used at the end?

[@stmaryswarwickorganist9486]

Sounds like a Taize chant Kyrie.

[@closedown12]

Lovely hymn

[@citydelights]

making this Sunday music on my facebook page, suntreeriver design... it's the appointed psalm for today in the Revised Common Lectionary.

[@sarthakmishra5384]

Why you are not uploading videos 😔😔🥺🥺🥺🥺😰😔🥺

[@jlandles]

Thank you! I can post this to my Facebook profile now!

[@georgebillock7057]

This is the glory of the Anglican hymnal.

[@johne6081]

This is A glory of the Anglican hymnal. :)

[@suitingtse2088]

Gloria in excelsis Deo.

[@jasonogumba9867]

This shit gave me chills. The only reason why I go to a church is because of the hymns. I’m an atheist.

[@patrickkconteh3161]

This song is my schoo' s anthem

[@S62bhas]

Amen

[@KathrineJKozachok]

Well Done! Well Done!

[@lamb9614]

Beautiful.yes mine Anglican

[@malrosee9450]

Amen so true

[@v.lhingboihaolai7830]

Amen.

[@williameddy3895]

I hope this is sung when the last trumpet sounds.

[@sipkebergsma669]

Beautifull song, but our 'God' his frame is Mother-love....

[@sebastainmikkelson8766]

This was sang on the titanic at there church service, the day it sank. Eva Hart (7 year old survivor sang it loud and proud that day… in her moms own words)

[@edwardchalmers7070]

Missed out verse 5!

[@chuksesonwune.create.chann6157]

Edward Chalmers

[@AfroIndianmodel]

we sang this in our school assembly everyday.

[@chrisfuller1268]

Oh bummer they left out the 5th stanza

[@johnpurcellpurcell5207]

Australian navy memories.....

[@williamelgin6873]

Too bad they did not sing all the verses. Most poignant is what is usually the 5th verse: "Time like an ever rolling steam, bears all its sons away, they lie forgotten as a dream, lies at the opening dawn."

[@oludotunjohnshowemimo434]

Written by Isaac Watts

[@kamalaantoinette8835]

Is it a catholic church

[@kamalaantoinette8835]

Why do I see a nun in there

[@francislukuwi4848]

Anglican church

[@emmanueljames4665]

our school song..Christ church school..

[@donnalusk995]

La

[@Gduke1953]

Magnificent !