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The Church's One Foundation

TEMPUS ADEST FLORIDUM · 7.6.7.6 D · words Samuel John Stone · music 13th Century spring carol; first published in the Swedish Piae Cantones

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The Church's One Foundation of sore to all Christ op her de the her tu see dear one Je mult her Lord o’er sus earth; war, pressed, fend, Lord, toil ’s with Church is Church trib nev ev one and a shall from The 1. scorn 5. ’Mid 4. Though 3. The 2. She tion, der ish! tion, tion la won per da And Men Her Yet Is na u ful er ery foun ev sies to faith, and dis er the one the peace her with Lord, wa for e her one ter birth; more; tressed: end: Word. waits His schi guide, char is con tain, of new the sms sus ter She By To Her She rent tion der, ish, tion, tion ma sun cher a Of By Is One By va sum a and sal cre eyes up, in ho ho ‘How are her ly ly long cry false takes be ing goes sons one His food, blest, long?’ pale, bride; with He saints there ho heav’n vi those Name came the their be ly Till, Yet Though One From watch rious, ing, her, es, her glo keep hate sought Her Their And Par To bless sion are who she and at of pre en He the the er ery her be be ev ev for grace Church morn shall life song! rest. vail. dued. died. own one the soon gainst to His Church night foe hope blood great the or And And A And With ious ing tor es, her Shall Shall She With And she vic of or weep He tor trai press bought Samuel John Stone, 1866 TEMPUS ADEST FLORIDUM 7.6.7.6 D 13th Century spring carol; first published in the Swedish Piae Cantones, 1916

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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