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The Church's One Foundation

WOODBIRD · 7.6.7.6.D · words Samuel John Stone · music German, 17th century

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The Church's One Foundation Christ all to sore of de her op the her tu see dear one Je mult her Lord o’er sus war, pressed, fend, earth; Lord, and a shall from ’s toil with scorn foun trib Church nev ev one Though 3. The 2. She 1. The 4. is Church 5. ’Mid tion, tion ish! ery Is And Men Her Yet tion, der la won per na da u ful er for e er dis the one the ev sies to faith, and her with Lord, wa peace one ter her more; tressed: end: birth; Word. sus ter His sms waits schi guide, char new con rent tain, of is the She By To Her She Of By Is One By tion der, ish, tion, tion sun sum va a cher cre sal a and ma in ho ho up, eyes ing goes sons one His bride; are ‘How her ly ly takes be false pale, long cry blest, long?’ food, ly He be with saints there ho heav’n came Her vi watch those Name the their Till, Yet Though One From glo keep hate Their And Par To rious, ing, her, es, her sion are bless she and who sought er the the at of pre en He Church morn shall grace life ev ev for be her ery be rest. song! vail. dued. died. great the or one own Church night foe hope blood the soon gainst to His And And A And With Shall Shall She With And ious ing tor es, her press bought He she vic or of weep tor trai Samuel John Stone, 1866 WOODBIRD 7.6.7.6.D German, 17th century

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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