The New Christian Hymnal ‎#430

430. 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;
Tho' earthquake shocks are threat'ning 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: O where are kings and empires now
• Title: O Where Are Kings and Empires Now
• Author: Bishop A. C. Cox (1839)
• Meter: C M
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1929
• Topic: Choral Section: Church of Christ
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: DUNDEE
• Meter: C M
• Incipit: 13451 23432 11715
• Key: D Major
• Source: Sottish Psalter, 1615
• Notes: Now Public Domain.