Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New ‎#636

636. The Church's one foundation

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 Elect from ev'ry 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 ev'ry grace endued.

3 'Mid toil and tribulation, and tumult of her war,
she waits the consummation of peace for evermore;
till with the vision glorious her longing eyes are blest,
and the great Church victorious shall be the Church at rest.

4 Yet she on earth hath union with God the Three in One,
and mystic sweet communion with those whose rest is won:
O happy ones and holy! Lord, give us grace that we
like them, the meek and lowly, on high may dwell with thee.

Text Information

• First Line: The Church's one foundation
• Title: The Church's one foundation
• Author: Samuel John Stone, 1839-1900
• Meter: 76 76 D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2000
• Scripture:
  1 Corinthians 3:11
  ;
  1 Corinthians 6:20
  ;
  1 Peter 1:18-19
  ;
  2 Corinthians 5:17
  ;
  Ephesians 4:5
  ;
  John 6:53-57
  ;
  Matthew 5:3-4
  ;
  Revelation 19:6-9
  ;
  Revelation 21:2
• Topic: Baptism; Hope and Consolation; Redemption and Salvation; The Communion of Saints; Year A: All Saints' Day; Year B: All Saints; Year B: Epiphany 3; Year B: Proper 13; Year B: Proper 6; Year C: Easter 5; Year C: Lent 4

Tune Information

• Name: AURELIA
• Composer: Samuel Sebastian Wesley, 1810-1876
• Meter: 76 76 D
• Key: D Major