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



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