The Hymnbook ‎#431

431. 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 the kings and empires now
• Title: O Where Are Kings and Empires Now
• Author: Arthur Cleveland Coxe (1839)
• Meter: C. M.
• Publication Date: 1955
• Scripture:
  Psalm 48:12-13
  ;
  Ezekiel 48:12
  ;
  Daniel 2:34-35
  ;
  Matthew 16:18
• Topic: Church, The; Church, The: Church Triumphant

Tune Information

• Name: ST. ANNE
• Composer (ascribed to): William Croft (1708)
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: C Major
• Source: Supplement to the New Version, 1708