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 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
 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 the foe or traitor
 She ever shall prevail
 'Mid toil and tribulation
 And tumult of her war
 She waits the consummation
 Of peace forevermore
 'Til with the vision glorious
 Her longing eyes are blest
 And the great Church victorious
 Shall be the Church at rest
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 Yet she on earth hath union
 With God the Three in One
 And mystic sweet communion
 With those whose rest is One
 O happy ones and holy
 Lord, give us grace that we
 Like them, the meek and lowly
 On high may dwell with Thee
 O happy ones and holy
 Lord, give us grace that we
 Like them, the meek and lowly
 On high may dwell with Thee