Hymn
O Where Are Kings and Empires Now?
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.
We mark her goodly battlements,
And her foundations strong;
We hear within the solemn voice
Of her unending song.
For not like kingdoms of the world
Thy holy Church, O God,
Though earthquake shocks are threatening her,
And tempest are abroad;
Unshaken as eternal hills,
Immovable she stands,
A mountain that shall fill the earth,
A house not made by hands.
O Where Are Kings and Empires Now? — Text from The Church Hymnal, 1920. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/o-where-are-kings-and-empires-now
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Who wrote O Where Are Kings and Empires Now?
The words of O Where Are Kings and Empires Now were written by A. Cleveland Coxe; the version here was published in 1920. The library holds 3 more hymns by A. Cleveland Coxe, including Savior, sprinkle many nations and We Are Living, We Are Dwelling.
Is O Where Are Kings and Empires Now public domain?
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What is the metre of O Where Are Kings and Empires Now?
O Where Are Kings and Empires Now is in Common Metre (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, My God, How Wonderful Thou Art, The Morning of the Lord's Day and Christ's Commission.