O where are kings and empires now

Verse 1

O where are kings and empires now Of old that went and came? But, Lord, your Church is praying yet, A thousand years the same.

Verse 2

We mark her goodly battlements And her foundations strong; We hear within the solemn voice Of her unending song.

Verse 3

For not like kingdoms of the world Your holy Church, O God, Though earthquake shocks are threatening her, And tempests are abroad,

Verse 4

Unshaken as eternal hills, Immovable she stands, A mountain that shall fill the earth, A house not made by hands.

Verse 5

Amen.