{Verse 1}
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The church's one foundation is Jesus Christ, her Lord
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She is His new crea - tion by water and the word
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From heaven He came and sought her to be His holy bride
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With His own blood He bought her, and for her life He died
{Verse 2}
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Elect from ev'ry nation, yet one oíer all the earth
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Her charter of salva - tionñ one Lord, one faith, one birth
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One holy name she blesses, partakes one holy food
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And to one hope she presses with ev'ry grace en - dued
{Verse 3}
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Though with a scornful wonder men see her sore oppressed
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By schisms rent asun - der, by heresies distressed
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Yet saints their watch are keeping, their cry goes up, ëHow long?í
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And soon the night of weeping shall be the morn of song
{Verse 4}
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íMid toil, and tribulation, and tumult of her war
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She waits the consumma - tion of peace forever more
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Till with the vision glorious her longing eyes are blessed
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And the great church victorious shall be the church at rest
{Verse 5}
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Yet she on earth hath union with God the Three in One
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And mystic sweet commu - nion with those whose rest is won
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O happy ones and holy! Lord, give us grace that we
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Like them, the meek and lowly, on high may dwell with Thee