The original title was was "God of our Fathers". Today it is often presented as "God of the Ages" or "God of all Ages" - with or without modernization of the rest of the text.
The words were written by American Episcopal priest and occasional hymn-writer, Daniel C. Roberts (1841-1907) in 1876. Later, it was chosen as the hymn to be used for the celebration of the Centennial of the United States Constitution.
With meter of 10 10.10 10, it is almost-always set to the tune NATIONAL HYMN, which was written for the lyrics by George William Warren (1828-1902) in 1876.
The words were written by American Episcopal priest and occasional hymn-writer, Daniel C. Roberts (1841-1907) in 1876. Later, it was chosen as the hymn to be used for the celebration of the Centennial of the United States Constitution.
With meter of 10 10.10 10, it is almost-always set to the tune NATIONAL HYMN, which was written for the lyrics by George William Warren (1828-1902) in 1876.
