Laudes Domini ‎#487

487. A growing kingdom

1 Oh, 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.

Text Information

• First Line: Oh, where are the kings and empires now
• Title: A growing kingdom
• Author: Arthur C. Coxe
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1888
• Scripture:
  Daniel 12:4
  ;
  Matthew 16:18
  ;
  Luke 12:32
• Topic: Christ: Corner-stone; Church: Institutions of; Communion of Saints: At Lord's Table; Corner-Stone

Tune Information

• Name: ST. ANN'S
• Composer: W. Croft
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: D Major