Church Hymnary (4th ed.) ‎#200

200. Christ is made the sure foundation

1 Christ is made the sure foundation,
Christ the head and cornerstone,
chosen of the Lord, and precious,
binding all the Church in one,
holy Zion's help for ever,
and her confidence alone.

2 To this temple, where we call you,
come, O Lord of Hosts, today;
with your constant loving-kindness,
hear your servants as they pray,
and your fullest benediction
shed within its walls alway.

3 Here bestow on all your servants
what they ask of you to gain,
what they gain from you for ever
with the blessèd to retain,
and hereafter in your glory
evermore with you to reign.

4 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.

Text Information

• First Line: Christ is made the sure foundation
• Latin Title: Angularis fundamentum lapis Christum missus est
• Translator: John Mason Neale (1818-1866) (alt.)
• Meter: 87 87 87
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2005
• Scripture:
  1 Corinthians 3:11
  ;
  1 Peter 2:6-7
  ;
  Ephesians 2:20
• Topic: Our Response to God : in the worship of God's house; Church: Body of Christ; Church: images of; Gathering
• Source: 7th or 8th Century

Tune Information

• Name: WESTMINSTER ABBEY
• Composer: Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
• Arranger: Ernest Hawkins (1802-1868)
• Meter: 87 87 87
• Key: A Major
• Source: The Psalmist, 1842