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The Church's One Foundation

PASSION CHORALE · 7.6.7.6.D · words Samuel John Stone · music Hans Leo Hassler

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The Church's One Foundation Christ all to op de the her sore her of tu see dear one Je sus o’er Lord her mult Lord, earth; fend, pressed, war, ’s from shall a and trib scorn nev ev one 1. The She 2. The 3. Though 4. ’Mid 5. Church is Church with toil Is Yet Her Men And tion, der ish! tion, tion ful u er ery foun la won per na da and faith, to dis the one the sies er ev peace her with Lord, wa ter one her e for Word. birth; end: tressed: more; His ter sus sms the con rent tain, of new is char guide, schi waits She By To Her She By One Is By Of tion der, ish, tion, tion a sum and sal cre ma sun cher va a ho ho in up, eyes ly ly her ‘How are false be takes cry long Her To Par And Their His one sons goes ing blest, bride; food, pale, long?’ the He ly be their with heav’n ho there saints From One Though Yet Till, rious, hate sought bless keep glo her es, her, ing, and came Name those watch vi she who are sion She the the er ery her Church morn shall grace life for ev Shall Shall ev be be rest. died. dued. vail. song! He en pre of at own one or the foe night Church hope great blood the His to gainst soon With And A And And And bought press weep tor tor ing ious es, With trai her vic of or He she Samuel John Stone, 1866 PASSION CHORALE 7.6.7.6.D Hans Leo Hassler, 1601

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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Same meter but needs editorial underlay: ANGEL'S STORY, DIVINUM MYSTERIUM, ELLACOMBE, LANCASHIRE, LLANGLOFFAN, MEIRIONYDD, MUNICH, RUTHERFORD, WEBB.

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