Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation

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1 Christ is made the sure foundation,
Christ the Head and Corner-stone,
Chosen of the Lord, and precious,
Binding all the Church in one,
Holy Sion's help for ever,
And her confidence alone.

2 All that dedicated city,
Dearly loved of God on high,
In exultant jubilation
Pours perpetual melody;
God the One in Three adoring
In glad hymns eternally.

3 To this temple, where we call Thee,
Come, O Lord of Hosts, to-day;
With Thy wonted loving-kindness,
Hear Thy servants as they pray;
And Thy fullest benediction
Shed within its walls alway.

4 Here vouchsafe to all Thy servants
What they ask of Thee to gain,
What they gain from Thee, for ever
With the blessèd to retain,
And hereafter in Thy glory
Evermore with Thee to reign.

5 Praise and honour to the Father,
Praise and honour to the Son,
Praise and honour to the Spirit,
Ever Three, and ever One,
One in might, and one in glory,
While unending ages run.

Hymnal: according to the use of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, 1871

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Translator: J. M. Neale

Neale, John Mason, D.D., was born in Conduit Street, London, on Jan. 24, 1818. He inherited intellectual power on both sides: his father, the Rev. Cornelius Neale, having been Senior Wrangler, Second Chancellor's Medallist, and Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge, and his mother being the daughter of John Mason Good, a man of considerable learning. Both father and mother are said to have been "very pronounced Evangelicals." The father died in 1823, and the boy's early training was entirely under the direction of his mother, his deep attachment for whom is shown by the fact that, not long before his death, he wrote of her as "a mother to whom I owe more than I can express." He was educated at Sherborne Grammar School, and was afterwards… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Christ is made the sure foundation
Title:	Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation
Latin Title:	Angularis fundamentum
Translator:	J. M. Neale (1861)
Meter:	8.7.8.7.8.7
Source:	Latin, 6th or 7th cent.
Language:	English

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REGENT SQUARE (Smart)

Henry T. Smart (PHH 233) composed REGENT SQUARE for the Horatius Bonar (PHH 260) doxology "Glory be to God the Father." The tune was first published in the English Presbyterian Church's Psalms and Hymns for Divine Worship (1867), of which Smart was music editor. Because the text editor of that hymna…

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Baptist Hymnal 1991 #356

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The United Methodist Hymnal #559

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Instances (34)	First Line	Text Title	Authors	Composers	Meter	Scripture	Tune Title	Tune Key	Languages	Publication Date
Baptist Hymnal 1991 #356	Christ is made the sure foundation	Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation	John Mason Neale	Joachim Neander	8.7.8.7.8.7	Ephesians 2:20	UNSER HERRSCHER	C Major		1991
Baptist Hymnal 2008 #354	Christ is made the sure foundation	Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation	John Mason Neale	Joachim Neander	8.7.8.7.8.7		UNSER HERRSCHER	B Flat Major	English	2008
Celebrating Grace Hymnal #248	Christ is made the sure foundation	Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation	John Mason Neale	Dale Wood	8.7.8.7.8.7	1 Peter 2:4-7; Ephesians 2:20-21; Ephesians 2:20-21; 1 Peter 2:4-7	EDEN CHURCH	E Flat Major		2010
Celebration Hymnal #403	Christ is made the sure foundation, Christ the head and cornerstone,	Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation					REGENT SQUARE	C Major		1997
Chalice Hymnal #275	Christ is made the sure foundation	Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation	John M. Neale	Henry Purcell; Ernest Hawkins	8.7.8.7 D	Ephesians 2:20-22	WESTMINSTER ABBEY	G Major or modal	English	1995
Christian Worship: a Lutheran hymnal #531	Christ is made the sure foundation	Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation	John M. Neale, 1818-66	Henry Purcell, 1659-95	8.7.8.7.8.7		WESTMINSTER ABBEY	G Major		1993
Church Family Worship #483	Christ is made the sure foundation				8.7.8.7.8.7					1988
Church Hymnary, Fourth Edition #200	Christ is made the sure foundation		John Mason Neale (1818-1866)	Henry Purcell (1659-1695); Ernest Hawkins (1802-1868)	8.7.8.7.8.7		WESTMINSTER ABBEY	A Major	English	2005
Common Praise #300	Christ is made the sure foundation	Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation	John Mason Neale (1818-1866)	Henry Purcell (1659-1695); Barry Rose (1934-)	8.8.8.8	1 Kings 8:22-30; 2 Chronicles 6:13-33; 2 Chronicles 6:34-42; Ezra 3:8-13; Psalm 118; Psalm 125; Psalm 132; Isaiah 28:14-18; 1 Corinthians 3:10-23; Ephesians 2:11-22; Hebrews 11:1-3; Hebrews 11:8-16; 1 Peter 2:1-10; Revelation 21:1-6; Revelation 21:10; Revelation 22:7; Revelation 21:1-7; Revelation 22:1-21; 1 Kings 8:22-30; 2 Chronicles 6:13-33; 2 Chronicles 6:34-42; Ezra 3:8-13; Psalm 118; Psalm 125; Psalm 132; Isaiah 28:14-18; 1 Corinthians 3:10-23; Ephesians 2:11-22; Hebrews 11:1-3; Hebrews 11:8-16; 1 Peter 2:1-10; Revelation 21:1-6; Revelation 21:10; Revelation 22:7; Revelation 21:1-7; Revelation 22:1-21	WESTMINSTER ABBEY	A Flat Major		1998
Complete Anglican Hymns Old & New #99	Christ is made the sure foundation	Christ is made the sure foundation								2000
Complete Mission Praise #73	Christ is made the sure foundation				8.7.8.7.8.7					2000
Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary #8	Christ is made the sure foundation	Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation	J. M. Neale, 1818-66	J. Goss, 1800-80	8.7.8.7.8.7		LAUDA ANIMA	D Major	Latin; English	1996
Evangelical Lutheran Worship #645	Christ is made the sure foundation		John Mason Neale, 1818-1866	Henry Purcell, 1659-1695; Ernest Hawkins, 1802-1868	8.7.8.7.8.7		WESTMINSTER ABBEY	G Major or Modal		2006
Gather Comprehensive #662	Christ is made the sure foundation	Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation	John M. Neale, 1818-1866	John Wade, 1711-1786	8.7.8.7.8.7	Psalm 118:24; Matthew 21:33-43; John 2:13-25; John 3:16; 1 Peter 2:4-6	ST. THOMAS	D Major	Latin; English	1994
Gather Comprehensive, Second Edition #642	Christ is made the sure foundation	Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation	John M. Neale, 1818-1866	John Wade, 1711-1786	8.7.8.7.8.7		ST. THOMAS	D Major	Latin; English	2004
Hymnal 1982: according to the use of the Episcopal Church #518	Christ is made the sure foundation		John Mason Neale, 1818-1866	Henry Purcell, 1659-1695; James Gillespie, b. 1929	8.7.8.7.8.7		WESTMINSTER ABBEY	G Major or modal	English	1985
Hymns Old and New: New Anglican #76	Christ is made the sure foundation				8.7.8.7.8.7					1996
Lift Up Your Hearts: psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs #250	Christ is made the sure foundation	Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation	John Mason Neale, 1818-1866	Henry Purcell, 1659-1695	8.7.8.7.8.7		WESTMINSTER ABBEY	G Major or modal		2013
Lutheran Service Book #909	Christ is made the sure foundation	Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation	John Mason Neale, 1818-66	Henry Purcell, 1659-95	8.7.8.7.8.7	Ephesians 2:20-22; Ephesians 4:15-16; 2 Chronicles 6:18-21; Revelation 21:1-4	WESTMINSTER ABBEY	G Major or modal	English	2006
Presbyterian Hymnal #416	Christ is made the sure foundation	Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation	John Mason Neale	Henry Purcell	8.7.8.7.8.7	1 Corinthians 3:11; Ephesians 2:20; 1 Peter 2:4-10	WESTMINSTER ABBEY	G Major	English	1990
Presbyterian Hymnal #417	Christ is made the sure foundation	Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation	John Mason Neale	Henry Thomas Smart	8.7.8.7.8.7	1 Corinthians 3:11; Ephesians 2:20; 1 Peter 2:4-10	REGENT SQUARE	B Flat Major	English	1990
Rejoice in the Lord #392	Christ is made the sure foundation	Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation	J. M. Neale	Henry Purcell	8.7.8.7.8.7	Luke 20:17; Matthew 21:42; Psalm 118:22; Mark 12:10; Acts 4:11; 1 Corinthians 3:11; 1 Peter 2:7	WESTMINSTER ABBEY	G Major	English	1985
Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal #235	Christ is made the sure foundation, Christ, our head and cornerstone						EDEN CHURCH			1985
Sing Glory: Hymns, Psalms and Songs for a New Century #572	Christ is made the sure foundation				8.7.8.7.8.7					1999
The Covenant Hymnal: a worshipbook #576	Christ is made the sure foundation	Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation	John M. Neale, 1818-1866	Dale Wood, 1934-; Marsha Foxgrover, 1939-	8.7.8.7.8.7		EDEN CHURCH	c minor or modal		1996
The Hymnal for Worship and Celebration #276	Christ is made the sure foundation	Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation	John M. Neale	Henry T. Smart	8.7.8.7.8.7		REGENT SQUARE	B Flat Major		1986
The New Century Hymnal #400	Christ is made the sure foundation	Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation	Thomas H. Troeger; John Mason Neale	Henry T. Smart	8.7.8.7.8.7	1 Peter 2:4-7; Ephesians 2:20-22	REGENT SQUARE	B Flat Major		1995
The United Methodist Hymnal #559	Christ is made the sure foundation	Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation	John Mason Neale	Henry Purcell; Ernest Hawkins	8.7.8.7.8.7	Ephesians 2:20-22; 1 Peter 2:4-7	WESTMINSTER ABBEY	G Major	English	1989
The Worshiping Church #699	Christ is made the sure foundation	Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation	John M. Neale	Richard W. Dirksen	8.7.8.7 D	1 Corinthians 3:11; 2 Timothy 2:19; Ephesians 2:20-22; 1 Peter 2:4-7	CHRIST CHURCH	D Major	English	1990
Together in Song: Australian Hymn Book II #432	Christ is made the sure foundation				8.7.8.7.8.7					1999
Trinity Hymnal #342	Christ is made the sure foundation	Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation	John Mason Neale	Henry Smart	8.7.8.7.8.7	Isaiah 28:16	REGENT SQUARE	B Flat Major	English	1990
Trinity Hymnal #343	Christ is made the sure foundation	Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation	John Mason Neale	Henry Purcell, 1659-1695; Ernest Hawkins, 1802-1868	8.7.8.7.8.7	Isaiah 28:16	WESTMINSTER ABBEY	G Major	English	1990
Voices United: The Hymn and Worship Book of The United Church of Canada #325	Christ is made the sure foundation	Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation	John Mason Neale	Henry Purcell; Ernest Hawkins; W. Herbert Belyea	8.7.8.7.8.7		WESTMINSTER ABBEY	G Major	English	1996
With One Voice #747	Christ is made the sure foundation	Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation	John M. Neale, 1818-1866	Ernest Hawkins, 1802-1868; Henry Purcell, 1659-1695	8.7.8.7.8.7	1 Peter 2:4-10; Ephesians 2:13-22; Psalm 118:21-24	WESTMINSTER ABBEY	G Major	English	1995

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