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