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#518 from The Hymnal 1982 (Episcopal)
Christ is made the sure foundation
Tune
Westminster Abbey
Metric Index
87. 87. 87
Key & Modality
G Major
Last five uses
October 20th, 2024 at St. Mark's Episcopal, Honeybrook, PA for the Entrance Hymn
July 21st, 2024 at St. Mark's Episcopal, Honeybrook, PA for the Sermon Hymn
March 3rd, 2024 at St. Mark's Episcopal, Honeybrook, PA for the Sermon Hymn
September 10th, 2023 at St. Mark's Episcopal, Honeybrook, PA for the Sermon Hymn
May 7th, 2023 at St. Mark's Episcopal, Honeybrook, PA for the Sermon Hymn
Poem Words (four verses)
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.
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.
All that dedicated city,
dearly loved of God on high,
in exultant jubilation
pours perpetual melody;
God the One in Three adoring
in glad hymns eternally.
dearly loved of God on high,
in exultant jubilation
pours perpetual melody;
God the One in Three adoring
in glad hymns eternally.
3.
To this temple, where we call thee,
come, O Lord of Hosts, today;
with thy wonted loving-kindness
hear thy servants as they pray,
and thy fullest benediction
shed within its walls alway.
come, O Lord of Hosts, today;
with thy wonted loving-kindness
hear thy servants as they pray,
and thy fullest benediction
shed within its walls alway.
4.
Here vouchsafe to all thy servants
what they ask of thee to gain;
what they gain from thee, for ever
with the blessèd to retain,
and hereafter in thy glory
evermore with thee to reign.
what they ask of thee to gain;
what they gain from thee, for ever
with the blessèd to retain,
and hereafter in thy glory
evermore with thee to reign.
Various Recordings
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Westminster Abbey/Christ is made the sure foundation
Zack von Menchhofen/Organist-Choirmaster
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Hymn References
Composer
Henry Purcell 1659-1695 (adapt.)
Composer (desc.)
James Gillespie b. 1929
Original Language
Latin
Publication Date
1985
Source
Latin ca. 7th cent.; Hymns Ancient and Modern
Translator
John Mason Neale 1818-1866 (alt.)
Other Hymns By Tune (in Zack's Database)
#645 in Evangelical Lutheran Worship / Christ is made the sure foundation (G Major ) [click to view]
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