Hymn 1

Eternity of God.

Stanza 1.

THROUGH endless years thou art the same

O thou eternal God!

Ages to come shall know thy name,

And tell thy works abroad.

Stanza 2.

The strong foundations of the earth

Of old by thee were laid;

By thee the beauteous arch of heaven

With matchless skill was made.

Stanza 3.

Soon shall this goodly frame of things,

Formed by thy powerful hand,

Be, like a vesture, laid aside,

And changed at thy command.

Stanza 4.

But thy perfections, all divine,

Eternal as thy days,

Through everlasting ages shine

With undiminished rays.