The Hymnal ‎#335

335. One holy Church of God appears

1 One holy Church of God appears
Through every age and race,
Unwasted by the lapse of years,
Unchanged by changing place.

2 From oldest time, on farthest shores,
Beneath the pine or palm,
One unseen Presence she adores,
With silence, or with psalm.

3 The truth is her prophetic gift,
The soul her sacred page;
And feet on mercy’s errands swift
Do make her pilgrimage.

4 O living Church, thine errand speed,
Fulfill thy task sublime;
With Bread of life earth’s hungers feed;
Redeem the evil time!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: One holy Church of God appears
• Author: Rev. Samuel Longfellow (1864)
• Meter: C. M.
• Publication Date: 1950
• Topic: The Church and the Sacraments: The Church; Anniversaries; Christ: Founder of the Church; Discipleship and Service; Fellowship; Zion

Tune Information

• Name: ST. JAMES
• Composer: Raphael Courteville, d. 1772
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: G Major