The Church S One Foundation

The Church’s One Foundation

Brian Moss.

Capo II

D D/F#
1. The church’s one foundation
G Asus A
Is Jesus Christ her Lord,
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She is His new creation
G Asus A
By water and the Word.
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From heaven He came and sought her
G Asus A
To be His holy bride;
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With His own blood He bought her,
G A D
And for her life He died.
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2. Elect from every nation,
G Asus A
Yet one over all the earth;
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Her charter of salvation,
G Asus A
One Lord, one faith, one birth;
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One holy Name she blesses,
G Asus A
Partakes one holy food,
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And to one hope she presses,
G A D
With every grace endued. / D D/F#
5. Mid toil and tribulation,
G Asus A
And tumult of her war,
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She waits the consummation
G Asus A
Of peace forevermore;
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’Til, with the vision glorious,
G Asus A
Her longing eyes are blessed,
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And the great church victorious
G A D
Shall be the church at rest.
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6. Yet she on earth hath union
G Asus A
With God the Three in One,
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And mystic sweet communion
G Asus A
With those whose rest is won.
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O happy ones and holy!
G Asus A
Lord, give us grace that we
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Like them, the meek and lowly,
G A D
On high may dwell with Thee.

3. Though with a scornful wonder

Men see her sore oppressed,

By schisms rent asunder,

By heresies distressed,

Yet saints their watch are keeping;

Their cry goes up, “How long?”

And soon the night of weeping

Shall be the morn of song.

4. 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 a foe or traitor,

She ever shall prevail

Real Key

E E/G#

1. The church’s one foundation

A Bsus B

Is Jesus Christ her Lord,

E E/G#

She is His new creation

A Bsus B

By water and the Word.

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From heaven He came and sought her

A Bsus B

To be His holy bride;

E E/G#

With His own blood He bought her,

A B E

And for her life He died.