The Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#270

270. O Where Are Kings and Empires Now?

1 O where are kings and empires now
Of old that went and came?
But, Lord, Thy Church is praying yet,
A thousand years the same.

2 We mark her goodly battlements
And her foundations strong;
We hear within the solemn voice
Of her unending song.

3 For not like kingdoms of the world
Thy holy Church, O God!
Though earthquake shocks are threatening her,
And tempests are abroad,

4 Unshaken as eternal hills,
Immovable she stands,
A mountain that shall fill the earth,
A house not made by hands.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O where are kings and empires now
• Title: O Where Are Kings and Empires Now?
• Author: Arthur Cleveland Coxe (1839)
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1937
• Topic: The Church: General
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: WILTSHIRE
• Composer: George Thomas Smart, (1776-1867)
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: B♭ Major
• Notes: Public Domain.