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Christ Is Made The Sure Foundation

The document is a hymn about the nature of the church. It is comprised of 4 verses with each verse praising a different aspect of the church. The first verse establishes Christ as the foundation and cornerstone of the church. The second verse calls on God to come to the church. The third verse asks God to grant his servants what they ask for. The fourth verse praises God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

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Christ Is Made The Sure Foundation

The document is a hymn about the nature of the church. It is comprised of 4 verses with each verse praising a different aspect of the church. The first verse establishes Christ as the foundation and cornerstone of the church. The second verse calls on God to come to the church. The third verse asks God to grant his servants what they ask for. The fourth verse praises God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

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THE NATURE OF THE CHURCH

559 Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation

1. Christ is made the sure foun da tion, Christ the head and
2. To this tem ple, where we call thee, come, O Lord of
3. Here vouch safe to all thy ser vants what they ask of
4. Laud and hon or to the Fa ther, laud and hon or

cor ner stone; cho sen of the Lord and pre cious,
Hosts, to day! With thy faith ful lov ing kind ness
thee to gain; what they gain from thee for ev er
to the Son, laud and hon or to the Spir it,

bind ing all the church in one; ho ly Zi on’s


hear thy peo ple as they pray, and thy full est
with the bless ed to re tain, and here af ter
ev er three and ev er one; one in might and

help for ev er, and her con fi dence a lone.


ben e dic tion shed with in its walls al way.
in thy glo ry ev er more with thee to reign.
one in glo ry, while un end ing a ges run.

WORDS: 7th cent. Latin; trans. by John Mason Neale, 1851 WESTMINSTER ABBEY
(Eph. 2:20-22; 1 Pet. 2:4-7) 87.87.87
MUSIC: Henry Purcell, ca. 1680; adapt. by Ernest Hawkins, 1842

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