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The Church's One Foundation

EWING · 7.6.7.6.D · words Samuel John Stone · music Alexander C. Ewing

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The Church's One Foundation sore Men of And to all Christ her op de the her Her Je tu see dear one mult her Lord o’er sus war, pressed, fend, earth; Lord, toil with Church is Church nev ev Yet and a shall from ’s She 1. The 2. one 5. ’Mid 4. Though 3. The scorn tion tion, der ish! tion, la u ful er ery foun trib Is won per na da to Word. ev sies faith, and birth; er dis the one the peace her with Lord, wa for e her one ter more; tressed: end: waits schi guide, char is sms the sus ter His She By To Her She ma sun cher a Of By Is One By va tion der, ish, tion, tion sum a and sal cre con new of tain, rent ho in up, ho eyes her are ‘How ly ly long cry false takes be goes sons one His ing blest, long?’ pale, food, bride; there with saints ho heav’n be the their ly He From Till, Yet Though One glo keep Her Their And Par To rious, ing, her, es, her vi sion are who hate she and sought bless came Name those watch pre en He died. vail. of at be be ev ev for morn shall grace life Church the the er ery her rest. song! dued. the soon gainst to His night foe hope blood great the or one own And Church And A And With ious ing tor es, her Shall Shall She With And He vic of or she bought tor weep trai press Samuel John Stone, 1866 EWING 7.6.7.6.D Alexander C. Ewing, 1853

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.She is 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.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.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, ‘How long?’
And soon the night of weeping
Shall be the morn of song!

5.’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 blest,
And the great Church victorious
Shall be the Church at rest.

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