O God, Our Help in Ages Past

William Croft (1678–1727) · tune St. Anne · C major · 4/4 · 88 BPM · 8 bars · Hymns

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O God, Our Help in Ages Past sits in Hymns, written in C major. It uses 3 chords across 8 bars, at about 88 BPM.

Chords in this song

CG7F

C

G7

F

Chord chart

Chord chart
1CG7CG7 / C
2FG7CG7 / C

How to sing it

Only eight bars, so play it three times through as three verses. Firm and square, a chord change on nearly every bar. The half-bar G7–C at the end of lines two and four is the cadence that gives the tune its stride.

In every key

In every key
KeysChord chart
C major · Written in this keyC · G7 · C · G7 · C · F · G7 · C · G7 · C
Db majorDb · Ab7 · Db · Ab7 · Db · Gb · Ab7 · Db · Ab7 · Db
D majorD · A7 · D · A7 · D · G · A7 · D · A7 · D
Eb majorEb · Bb7 · Eb · Bb7 · Eb · Ab · Bb7 · Eb · Bb7 · Eb
E majorE · B7 · E · B7 · E · A · B7 · E · B7 · E
F majorF · C7 · F · C7 · F · Bb · C7 · F · C7 · F
F# majorF# · C#7 · F# · C#7 · F# · B · C#7 · F# · C#7 · F#
G majorG · D7 · G · D7 · G · C · D7 · G · D7 · G
Ab majorAb · Eb7 · Ab · Eb7 · Ab · Db · Eb7 · Ab · Eb7 · Ab
A majorA · E7 · A · E7 · A · D · E7 · A · E7 · A
Bb majorBb · F7 · Bb · F7 · Bb · Eb · F7 · Bb · F7 · Bb
B majorB · F#7 · B · F#7 · B · E · F#7 · B · F#7 · B

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Why this song is free to play

The tune St. Anne was composed by William Croft in 1708. Croft died in 1727, so the term ended in 1797 on a life-plus-70 basis. Free everywhere.

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