The
D
church's one foun
D/F#
dation
Is
G
Jesus Christ her
Asus
Lord,
A
She
D
is His new cre
D/F#
ation
By
G
water and the
Asus
Word.
A
From
Em
heaven He came and
D/F#
sought her
To
G
be His holy
Asus
bride;
A
With
D
His own blood He
D/F#
bought her,
And
G
for her
A
life He
D
died.
El
D
ect from every
D/F#
nation,
Yet
G
one over all the
Asus
earth;
A
Her
D
charter of sal
D/F#
vation,
One
G
Lord, one faith, one
Asus
birth;
A
One
Em
holy Name she
D/F#
blesses,
Par
G
takes one holy
Asus
food,
A
And
D
to one hope she
D/F#
presses,
With
G
every
A
grace en
D
dued.
Though
D
with a scornful
D/F#
wonder
Men
G
see her sore op
Asus
pressed,
A
By
D
schisms rent
D/F#
asunder,
By
G
heresies dis
Asus
tressed,
A
Yet
Em
saints their watch are
D/F#
keeping;
Their
G
cry goes up, "How
Asus
long?"
A
And
D
soon the night of
D/F#
weeping
Shall
G
be the
A
morn of
D
song.
The
D
church shall never
D/F#
perish,
Her
G
dear Lord to
Asus
defend
A
To
D
guide, sustain and
D/F#
cherish,
Is
G
with her to the
Asus
end
A
Though
Em
there be those that
D/F#
hate her,
And
G
false sons in her
Asus
pale
A
A
D
gainst a foe or
D/F#
traitor,
She
G
ever
A
shall pre
D
vail
Mid
D
toil and tri
D/F#
bulation,
And
G
tumult of her
Asus
war,
A
She
D
waits the consum
D/F#
mation
Of
G
peace forever
Asus
more;
A
'Til,
Em
with the vision
D/F#
glorious,
Her
G
longing eyes are
Asus
blessed,
A
And
D
the great church vic
D/F#
torious
Shall
G
be the
A
church at
D
rest.
Yet
D
she on earth hath
D/F#
union
With
G
God the Three in
Asus
One,
A
And
D
mystic sweet com
D/F#
munion
With
G
those whose rest is
Asus
won.
A
O
Em
happy ones and
D/F#
holy!
Lord,
G
give us grace that
Asus
we
A
Like
D
them, the meek and
D/F#
lowly,
On
G
high may
A
dwell with
D
Thee.