Moravian Book of Worship ‎#511

511. 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 forevermore;
till with the vision glorious
longing eyes are blessed,
and the great church victorious
shall be the church at rest.

4 Yet she on earth has union
with God the Three in One,
and mystic sweet communion
with those whose rest is won:
O blessed heav'nly chorus!
Lord, save us by your grace
that we, like saints before us,
may see you face to face.

Text Information

• First Line: The church's one foundation
• Title: The Church's One Foundation
• Author: Samuel John Stone (1866, alt.)
• Meter: 7.6.7.6.D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1995
• Scripture:
  Matthew 21:42
  ;
  Mark 12:10
  ;
  Luke 20:17
  ;
  Acts 4:11-12
  ;
  1 Corinthians 3:11
  ;
  Ephesians 1:15-23
  ;
  Ephesians 2:19-22
  ;
  Ephesians 4:1-24
  ;
  Ephesians 5:25-27
  ;
  1 Peter 2:4-7
  ;
  Revelation 19:1-9
• Topic: Nature of the Church; Church--Anniversary; Church--Foundation and nature; Church--Militant; Church--Triumphant; Church--Unity

Tune Information

• Name: AURELIA
• Composer: Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1864)
• Meter: 7.6.7.6.D.
• Key: E♭ Major
• Notes: 151 L in 1891 Offices of Worship and Hymns