Voices United ‎#325

325. 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 its confidence alone.

2 To this temple where we call you,
come, O Lord of Hosts, today;
with your faithful 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 Laud and honour to the Father,
laud and honour to the Son,
laud and honour to the Spirit,
ever three and ever one,
one in mighty, and one in glory,
while unending ages run.

Text Information

• First Line: Christ is made the sure foundation
• Title: Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation
• Translator: John Mason Neale (1851)
• Meter: 8 7 8 7 8 7
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1996
• Topic: Jesus Christ: Praise and Thanksgiving; Adoration and Praise; Blessings; Church Anniversaries; Church: Dedication of a Building; Church: Education; Church: Triumphant; Comfort/Consolation; Glory; God: House, Home; Healing; Heaven(s)/Paradise; Jesus Christ: Images of; Jesus Christ: Praise; Jesus Christ: Reign; Jesus Christ: Rock; Jesus Christ: Strength and Refuge; Love; Opening Hymns; Petition; Prayer; Processionals (Opening of Worship); Service Music: Gathering, Call to Worship, Greeting; Service Music: Doxologies; Supplication; Trinity; Trust; Unity; Worship; Zion; Epiphany 7: Year A; Easter 5: Year A; Proper 17: Year A; Proper 18: Year A; Lent 3: Year B; Easter 4: Year B; Proper 11: Year B; Christmas 2: Year C; Epiphany 3: Year C; Easter 7: Year C; Pentecost: Year C; Proper 9: Year C; All Saints: Year C; Proper 27: Year C; Reign of Christ: Year C
• Source: Latin, 7th century

Tune Information

• Name: WESTMINSTER ABBEY
• Composer: Henry Purcell (ca. 1682)
• Adapter: Ernest Hawkins (1842)
• Composer (descant): W. Herbert Belyea (1974)
• Meter: 8 7 8 7 8 7
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Descant copyright © 1974 Herbert Belyea.