These lines are from Isaac Watts's paraphrase of Psalm 90, "O God, Our Help in Ages Past," sometimes "Our God, Our Help in Ages Past" (depending on your hymnal):
Our?God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Our shelter from the stormy blast,
And our eternal home.
Under the shadow of Thy throne
Still may we dwell secure;
Sufficient is Thine arm alone,
And our defence is sure.
Before the hills in order stood,
Or earth received her frame,
To endless years the same.A thousand ages in Thy sight
Are like an evening gone;
Short as the watch that ends the night
Before the rising sun.Time, like an ever rolling stream,
Bears all its sons away;
They fly, forgotten, as a dream
Dies at the opening day.Our God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Be Thou our guard while troubles last,
And our eternal home.
John
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From: Ab de Vos <foxyab at casema.nl>
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Subject: Re: (urth) Gene Wolfe (1931-2019)
The text is a citation/paraphrase or strongly reminiscent of Psalm 90:2-6
Op 16-4-2019 om 22:56 schreef Robert Pirkola:
#yiv5800591360 P {margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;} "A thousand ages in thy sight / Are like an evening gone; / Short as the watch that ends the night / Before the rising sun."? The Shadow of the Torturer.
Goodnight, Gene.
Here is a link to Tor's obit:??
https://www.tor.com/2019/04/15/gene-wolfe-in-memoriam-1931-2019/
| | Author and Grand Master Gene Wolfe, 1931-2019 | Tor.com The science fiction and fantasy community has lost a beloved icon. We are extremely sad to report that author and SFWA Grand Master Gene Wolfe passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2019 after his long ...
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