The Church's One Foundation Chords

{Verse 1} D A G A D The church's one foundation is Jesus Christ, her Lord A7 D F# Gdim7 G D A She is His new crea - tion by water and the word D G D B7 Em From heaven He came and sought her to be His holy bride A D G Em7 A A7 D With His own blood He bought her, and for her life He died {Verse 2} D A G A D Elect from ev'ry nation, yet one oíer all the earth A7 D F# Gdim7 G D A Her charter of salva - tionñ one Lord, one faith, one birth D G D B7 Em One holy name she blesses, partakes one holy food A D G Em7 A A7 D And to one hope she presses with ev'ry grace en - dued {Verse 3} D A G A D Though with a scornful wonder men see her sore oppressed A7 D F# Gdim7 G D A By schisms rent asun - der, by heresies distressed D G D B7 Em Yet saints their watch are keeping, their cry goes up, ëHow long?í A D G Em7 A A7 D And soon the night of weeping shall be the morn of song {Verse 4} D A G A D íMid toil, and tribulation, and tumult of her war A7 D F# Gdim7 G D A She waits the consumma - tion of peace forever more D G D B7 Em Till with the vision glorious her longing eyes are blessed A D G Em7 A A7 D And the great church victorious shall be the church at rest {Verse 5} D A G A D Yet she on earth hath union with God the Three in One A7 D F# Gdim7 G D A And mystic sweet commu - nion with those whose rest is won D G D B7 Em O happy ones and holy! Lord, give us grace that we A D G Em7 A A7 D Like them, the meek and lowly, on high may dwell with Thee