334. 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
Author: Bishop A. Cleveland Coxe (1839)
Meter: C. M.
Publication Date: 1950
Topic: The Church and the Sacraments: The Church; Zion
Tune Information
Name: ST. ANNE
Composer (probable): William Croft (1678-1727)
Meter: C. M.
Key: C Major
Source: "Supplement to the New Version"



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