Author: Samuel J. Stone, 1839-1900; Lefferd M. A. Haughwout, 1873-1952 Hymnal: Santo, Santo, Santo #233 (2019) Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Scripture: Psalm 118:22 Lyrics: 1 The church's one foundation
Is Jesus Christ, her Lord;
She is his new creation
By water and the word.
From heav'n 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 ev'ry 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 ev'ry grace endued.
3 Though with a scornful wonder
this world sees her oppressed,
By schisms rent asunder,
By heresies distressed,
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 forevermore:
Till with the vision glorious
Her longing eyes are blessed,
And the great church victorious
Shall be the church at rest.
5 Yet she on earth has 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,
May live eternally.
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1 Un solo fundamento
y un sólo un fundador
la santa iglesia tiene
en Cristo, su Señor.
Haciéndola su esposa,
del cielo descendió,
y por su propia sangre
su libertad compró.
2 Aunque es de muchas razas,
disfruta de unidad:
sólo una fe confiesa
en santa caridad;
es uno su bautismo,
un pan de santidad;
por gracia siempre espera
una felicidad.
3 El mundo la contempla
pasmado y con desdén:
de cismas desgarrada,
de error y por vaivén.
Mas *santos de vigilia
no cesan en su orar,
y pronto por la noche
oirán gozo y cantar.
4 Cercada de tumultos,
de guerra y confusión,
la paz eterna espera,
serena en su visión;
al fin, ya victoriosa,
la iglesia terrenal
recibe como premio
descanso celestial.
5 Mas ella aquí disfruta
celeste comunión
con Dios y con los santos
en paz y perfección.
Jesús, cabeza nuestra,
concéde por tu amor
que siempre contemplemos
tu rostro, Redentor.
*santas Topics: Church; Iglesia; Communion of the Saints; Comunión de los Santos; Jesucristo Piedra Angular; Jesus Christ Cornerstone; Paz; Peace; Victory; Victoria; Violence and War; Violencia y Guerra Languages: English; Spanish Tune Title: AURELIA
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