178 教会惟一的根基 The Church's One Foundation

178 教会惟一的根基 The Church's One Foundation

1教会惟一的根基
是主耶稣基督
蒙主重造恩新奇
栽培浇灌祝福

主从天上来寻她
为主圣洁新妇
舍身流血的代价
坚立永远基础

2虽从万邦选出来
信徒都成一体
教会合一的根据
一主一信一洗

同尊唯一的圣名
同餐唯一天粮
同怀唯一的希望
同蒙恩爱久长

3虽她历尽了艰辛
受人讥笑毁谤
内争分裂了她身
异端叛逆中伤

圣徒焦虑对问说
黑夜到底多长
哭泣即将变歌声
转瞬便见晨光

4她虽在地却联合
真神三位一体
已享安息的众圣
奥秘永恒团契

直至欲穿的望眼
看见光荣家乡
到时凯旋的教会
得享安乐无疆

1 The Church’s one foundation
Is Jesus Christ her Lord
She is His new creation
By water and the Word

From heav’n He came and sought her
To be His holy bride
With His own blood He bought her
And for her life He died

2 Elect from every nation
Yet one o’er all the earth
Her charter of salvation
One Lord one faith one birth

One holy name she blesses
Partakes one holy food
And to one hope she presses
With every grace endued

3 ’Mid toil and tribulation
And tumult of her war
She waits the consummation
Of peace forevermore

Till with the vision glorious
Her longing eyes are blest
And the great Church victorious
Shall be the Church at rest

4 Yet she on earth hath union
With God the Three in One
And mystic sweet communion
With those whose rest is won

O happy ones and holy
Lord give us grace that we
Like them the meek and lowly
On high may dwell with Thee