Text: | The church's one foundation |
Author: | Samuel John Stone (1832-1900) |
Tune: | AURELIA |
Composer: | Samuel Wesley (1766-1837) |
1 The church's one foundation
is Jesus Christ her Lord;
she is his new creation
by water and the word:
from heaven he came and sought her
to be his holy Bride;
with his own blood he bought her,
and for her life he died.
2 Elect from every nation,
yet one o'er all the earth,
her charter of salvation
one Lord, one faith, one birth;
one holy name she blesses,
partakes one holy food,
and to one hope she presses
with every grace endued.
3 Though with a scornful wonder
men see her sore opprest,
by schisms rent asunder,
by heresies distrest;
yet saints their watch are keeping,
their cry goes up, 'How long?'
And soon the night of weeping
shall be the morn of song.
4 'Mid toil and tribulation,
and tumult of her war,
she waits the consummation
of peace for evermore;
till with the vision glorious
her longing eyes are blest,
and the great church victorious
shall be the church at rest.
5 Yet she on earth hath union
with God the Three in One,
and mystic sweet communion
with those whose rest is won:
O happy ones and holy!
Lord, give us grace that we,
like them, the meek and lowly,
on high may dwell with thee.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | The church's one foundation |
Author: | Samuel John Stone (1832-1900) |
Meter: | 76 76 D |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 2013 |
Scripture: | ; ; |
Topic: | Church: Universal; Communion of Saints; Holy Communion(7 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | AURELIA |
Composer: | Samuel Wesley (1766-1837) |
Meter: | 76 76 D |
Key: | E♭ Major |
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Audio recording: | Piano Harmony (auto-generated) |