{title: The Church’s One Foundation}
{artist: Words by Samuel John Stone, Music by Samuel Sebastian Wesley}
{Key:  D}
{comment:time: 4/4 }
{comment:Verse 1}
The [D]Church's one foun - [D/A]da -  [A]tion
is [G]Jesus [A]Christ her [D]Lord    [A/E] 
She [D/F#]is His [F#]new cre - [F#/G]a -  [G]tion
by [Em7]water   [E7/B]and the [A]Word 
From [D]heav'n He came [G]and sought [D/F#]her
to [Bm]be His [B/D#]holy    [Em]bride    [A] 
With [D]His own blood He [G]bought her 
and [Em7]for her [A7]life He [D]died 
{comment:Verse 2}
E - [D]lect from every [D/A]na  -  [A]tion 
yet [G]one o'er [A]all the [D]earth   [A/E] 
Her [D/F#]charter [F#]of sal - [F#/G]va -  [G]tion
, one [Em7]Lord, one [E7/B]faith, one [A]birth 
One [D]holy name [G]she bless - [D/F#]es, 
par - [Bm]takes one [B/D#]holy    [Em]food    [A] 
And [D]to one hope she [G]presses 
with [Em7]every   [A7]grace en - [D]dued 
{comment:Verse 3}
'Mid [D]toil and tribu - [D/A]la -  [A]tion 
and [G]tumult [A]of her [D]war    [A/E] 
She [D/F#]waits the [F#]consum - [F#/G]ma -  [G]tion
of [Em7]peace for - [E7/B]ever  -  [A]more 
Till [D]with the vi - [G]sion glo - [D/F#]rious 
her [Bm]longing [B/D#]eyes are [Em]blest    [A] 
And [D]the great Church vic - [G]torious
shall [Em7]be the [A7]Church at [D]rest 
{comment:Verse 4}
Yet [D]she on earth hath [D/A]un  -  [A]ion
with [G]God the [A]Three in [D]One    [A/E] 
And [D/F#]mystic  [F#]sweet com - [F#/G]mun  -  [G]ion
with [Em7]those whose [E7/B]rest  is  [A]won 
O [D]happy ones [G]and ho - [D/F#]ly, 
Lord, [Bm]give us [B/D#]grace that [Em]we      [A] 
Like [D]them, the meek and [G]lowly, 
on [Em7]high may [A7]dwell with [D]Thee 
{comment:Verse 5}
Though [D]with a scornful [D/A]won -  [A]der 
men [G]see her [A]sore op - [D]pressed  [A/E] 
By [D/F#]schisms [F#]rent a - [F#/G]sun  -  [G]der, 
by [Em7]here  -  [E7/B]sies dis - [A]tressed 
Yet [A]saints their watch [G]are keep - [D/F#]ing, 
their [Bm]cry goes [B/D#]up, "How [Em]long?"  [A]
And [D]soon the night of [G]weeping 
shall [Em7]be the [A7]morn of [D]song