Worship and Service Hymnal ‎#166

166. O Where Are Kings and Empires Now

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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: A. Cleveland Coxe, 1818-1896
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1957
• Topic: Church: Militant and Triumphant; Church: Fellowship and Faith

Tune Information

• Name: ST. ANNE
• Composer (attributed to): William Croft, 1678-1727
• Key: C Major
• Source: "Supplement to the New Version" 1708