200. Christ is made the sure foundation

1 Christ is made the sure foundation,
Christ the head and cornerstone,
chosen of the Lord, and precious,
binding all the Church in one,
holy Zion's help for ever,
and her confidence alone.

2 To this temple, where we call you,
come, O Lord of Hosts, today;
with your constant loving-kindness,
hear your servants as they pray,
and your fullest benediction
shed within its walls alway.

3 Here bestow on all your servants
what they ask of you to gain,
what they gain from you for ever
with the blessèd to retain,
and hereafter in your glory
evermore with you to reign.

4 Praise and honour to the Father,
praise and honour to the Son,
praise and honour to the Spirit,
ever Three and ever One,
One in might and One in glory
while unending ages run.

Text Information
First Line: Christ is made the sure foundation
Latin Title: Angularis fundamentum lapis Christum missus est
Translator: John Mason Neale (1818-1866) (alt.)
Meter: 87 87 87
Language: English
Publication Date: 2005
Scripture: ; ;
Topic: Our Response to God : in the worship of God's house; Church: Body of Christ; Church: images of (1 more...)
Source: 7th or 8th Century
Tune Information
Name: WESTMINSTER ABBEY
Composer: Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Arranger: Ernest Hawkins (1802-1868)
Meter: 87 87 87
Key: A Major
Source: The Psalmist, 1842



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