William Croft (1678–1727) · tune St. Anne · C major · 4/4 · 88 BPM · 8 bars · Hymns
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.
CG7F
C
G7
F
| 1 | C | G7 | C | G7 / C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | F | G7 | C | G7 / C |
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.
| Keys | Chord chart |
|---|---|
| C major · Written in this key | C · G7 · C · G7 · C · F · G7 · C · G7 · C |
| Db major | Db · Ab7 · Db · Ab7 · Db · Gb · Ab7 · Db · Ab7 · Db |
| D major | D · A7 · D · A7 · D · G · A7 · D · A7 · D |
| Eb major | Eb · Bb7 · Eb · Bb7 · Eb · Ab · Bb7 · Eb · Bb7 · Eb |
| E major | E · B7 · E · B7 · E · A · B7 · E · B7 · E |
| F major | F · C7 · F · C7 · F · Bb · C7 · F · C7 · F |
| F# major | F# · C#7 · F# · C#7 · F# · B · C#7 · F# · C#7 · F# |
| G major | G · D7 · G · D7 · G · C · D7 · G · D7 · G |
| Ab major | Ab · Eb7 · Ab · Eb7 · Ab · Db · Eb7 · Ab · Eb7 · Ab |
| A major | A · E7 · A · E7 · A · D · E7 · A · E7 · A |
| Bb major | Bb · F7 · Bb · F7 · Bb · Eb · F7 · Bb · F7 · Bb |
| B major | B · F#7 · B · F#7 · B · E · F#7 · B · F#7 · B |
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.