456 | The Hymnal#457 | 458 |
Text: | Christ is made the sure foundation |
Translator: | John Mason Neale |
Tune: | REGENT SQUARE |
Composer: | Henry Smart |
Christ is made the sure foundation,
Christ the head and cornerstone,
Chosen of the Lord, and precious,
Binding all the Church in one;
Holy Sion's help for ever,
And her confidence alone.
All that dedicated city,
Dearly loved of God on high,
In exultant jubilation
Pours perpetual melody;
God the One in Three adoring
In glad hymns eternally.
To this temple, where we call thee,
Come, O Lord of Hosts, today;
With thy wonted loving-kindness,
Hear thy servants as they pray:
And thy fullest benediction
Shed within its walls alway.
Here vouchsafe to all thy servants
What they ask of thee to gain,
What they gain from thee, for ever
With the blessed to retain,
And hereafter in thy glory
Evermore with thee to reign.
Amen.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Christ is made the sure foundation |
Translator: | John Mason Neale (1861) |
Meter: | 8.7.8.7.8.7 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1916 |
Topic: | Church Building and Consecration |
Source: | Latin, 7th cent. |
Notes: | Alternative Tune, URBS BEATA, #508 |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | REGENT SQUARE |
Composer: | Henry Smart (1866) |
Meter: | 8.7.8.7.8.7 |
Incipit: | 53153 21566 51543 |
Key: | C Major |