“Our Hope For Years To Come” Pressed Pairing

“O God our help in ages past, our hope for years to come, be thou our guide while troubles last and our eternal home.”

Isaac Watts was a poet in the 1700s who refused to sing psalms in church because they didn’t rhyme. The story goes that his father challenged him to write a “modern” poetic paraphrase of Psalm 90. So, he did. And from it came the hymn “O God Our Help In Ages Past.” While we have found great encouragement in the final verse, the whole song is rich with truth about God’s character. It reminds us of his present kindness and his past faithfulness. Dwelling on these things gives us hope for years to come, even while troubles last.