{"slug": "the-churchs-one-foundation", "title": "The Church's One Foundation", "first_line": "The Church's one foundation", "author": "samuel-john-stone", "author_date": "1866", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [7, 6, 7, 6], "doubled": true, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Church", "Church, Unity of"], "scripture": ["Ephesians 2:20"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "rcus-order-1866", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "encoding_origin": "Open Hymnal Project 2014.06, X:220", "encoding_license": "PD-dedication", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Samuel John Stone, 1866. Author d. 1900.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "hymnary_ids": {"text_auth": "the_churchs_one_foundation", "total_instances": 947}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "The Church -- \u2019s one foun -- da -- tion Is Je -- sus Christ her Lord, She is His new cre -- a -- tion By wa -- ter and the Word. From heav\u2019n He came and sought her To be His ho -- ly bride; With His own blood He bought her And for her life He died.", "prose": ["The Church\u2019s one foundation", "Is Jesus Christ her Lord,", "She is His new creation", "By water and the Word.", "From heav\u2019n He came and sought her", "To be His holy bride;", "With His own blood He bought her", "And for her life He died."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "She is from ev -- ery na -- tion, Yet one o\u2019er all the earth; Her char -- ter of sal -- va -- tion, One Lord, one faith, one birth; One ho -- ly Name she bless -- es, Par -- takes one ho -- ly food, And to one hope she press -- es, With ev -- ery grace en -- dued.", "prose": ["She is from every nation,", "Yet one o\u2019er 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": {"syllabified": "The Church shall nev -- er per -- ish! Her dear Lord to de -- fend, To guide, sus -- tain, and cher -- ish, Is with her to the end: Though there be those who hate her, And false sons in her pale, A -- gainst or foe or trai -- tor She ev -- er shall pre -- vail.", "prose": ["The Church shall never perish!", "Her dear Lord to defend,", "To guide, sustain, and cherish,", "Is with her to the end:", "Though there be those who hate her,", "And false sons in her pale,", "Against or foe or traitor", "She ever shall prevail."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Though with a scorn -- ful won -- der Men see her sore op -- pressed, By schi -- sms rent a -- sun -- der, By her -- e -- sies dis -- tressed: Yet saints their watch are keep -- ing, Their cry goes up, \u2018How long?\u2019 And soon the night of weep -- ing Shall be the morn of song!", "prose": ["Though with a scornful wonder", "Men see her sore oppressed,", "By schisms rent asunder,", "By heresies distressed:", "Yet saints their watch are keeping,", "Their cry goes up, \u2018How long?\u2019", "And soon the night of weeping", "Shall be the morn of song!"]}, "5": {"syllabified": "\u2019Mid toil and trib -- u -- la -- tion, And tu -- mult of her war, She waits the con -- sum -- ma -- tion Of peace for -- ev -- er -- more; Till, with the vi -- sion glo -- rious, Her long -- ing eyes are blest, And the great Church vic -- tor -- ious Shall be the Church at rest.", "prose": ["\u2019Mid toil and tribulation,", "And tumult of her war,", "She waits the consummation", "Of peace forevermore;", "Till, with the vision glorious,", "Her longing eyes are blest,", "And the great Church victorious", "Shall be the Church at rest."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}