THE CHURCH'S ONE FOUNDATION

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.

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.

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.

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 that hate her,
And false sons in her pale,
Against or foe or traitor
She ever shall prevail.

'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.

Yet she on earth hath union
With the 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.
Most Liked Songs
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1. WHO IS THIS SO WEAK AND HELPLESS

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2. ALL EARTH TO HIM HER HOMAGE BRINGS

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3. GOD, THE LORD, A KING REMAINETH

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4. DEAR LORD AND MASTER MINE

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5. LORD OF HARVEST, SEND FORTH REAPERS!

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6. I'VE FOUND THE PEARL OF GREATEST PRICE

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7. THE WHOLE WORLD WAS LOST IN THE DARKNESS OF SIN

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8. JESUS, HIGH IN GLORY

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9. ROUND THE LORD IN GLORY SEATED

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10. O GOD, THY JUDGMENTS GIVE THE KING

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11. I SOUGHT THE LORD, AND AFTERWARD I KNEW (TUNE 2)

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12. THY LOVING-KINDNESS, LORD, IS GOOD AND FREE

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13. I HEAR THE SAVIOUR SAY

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14. TELL ME THE STORY OF JESUS

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15. JUDGE ME, GOD OF MY SALVATION

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16. JESUS, OH HOW SWEET THE NAME!

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17. PRAISE THE LORD, PRAISE THE LORD, LET THE EARTH HEAR HIS

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18. SAFELY THROUGH ANOTHER WEEK

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19. RISE, MY SOUL, TO WATCH AND PRAY

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20. SAVIOUR, TEACH ME, DAY BY DAY

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21. ROCK OF AGES, CLEFT FOR ME (TUNE 1)

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22. ROCK OF AGES, CLEFT FOR ME (TUNE 2)

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23. PRAISE JEHOVAH, ALL YE NATIONS

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24. ROUSE, THEN, SOLDIERS! RALLY ROUND THE BANNER!

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25. PRAISE HIM! PRAISE HIM! TELL OF HIS EXCELLENT GREATNESS

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26. SAFE IN THE ARMS OF JESUS

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27. PEACE, PERFECT PEACE

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28. AT THE NAME OF JESUS EVERY KNEE SHALL BOW

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29. SAVIOUR, LIKE A SHEPHERD LEAD US

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30. ASK THE SAVIOUR TO HELP YOU

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