Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America ‎#154

154. 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 with hands.

Text Information

• First Line: O where are kings and empires now
• Author: Arthur Cleveland Coxe, 1818 - 96
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1958
• Topic: The Church: The People of God; The Church: The House of God

Tune Information

• Name: TALLIS' ORDINAL
• Composer: Thomas Tallis, c. 1505 - 85
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: D Major