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O God Our Help in Ages Past - pg 1 of 13
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O God, Our Help in Ages Past
Music by
WILLIAM CROFT
Arr. by Camp Kirkland
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Words by
ISAAC WATTS
Based on Psalm 90
Hear the words of Ronald Reagan, 40th president of the United States on the occasion
of his second inaugural:
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History is a ribbon, always unfurling;
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history is a journey. And as we continue our journey, we think of those who traveled
before us.
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Now we hear again the echoes of our past: a general falls to his knees in the hard snow
of Valley Forge;
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a lonely President paces the darkened halls, and ponders his struggle to preserve the
Union; the men of the Alamo call out encouragement to each other; a settler pushes
west and sings a song, and the song echoes out forever and fills the unknowing air.
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It is the American sound. It is hopeful, big-hearted, idealistic, daring, decent, and fair.
That's our heritage; that is our song.
We sing it still. For all our problems, our differences, we are together as of old, as we
raise our voices to the God who is the Author of this most tender music.
And may He continue to hold us close as we fill the world with our sound - sound in
unity, affection, and love -
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one people under God, dedicated to the dream of freedom that He has placed in the
human heart,
called upon now to pass that dream on to a waiting and hopeful world.
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