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The church's one foundation

from Common Ground by Calvin Peters

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The Church’s one Foundation is Jesus Christ her Lord
She is His new creation by water and the word;
From heaven He came and sought her to be His holy bride
With His own blood He bought her, and for her life He died

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 on holy food
And to one hope she presses, with every grace endued

Though with a scornful wonder men see her sore oppressed,
By schisms rent asunder, by heresies distressed,
Yet saints their watch are keeping; their cry goes up – “How long?”
But soon the night of weeping shall be the morn of song.

‘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.

Yet she on earth hath union with God the Three in One,
And mystic sweet communion with those whose rest is won.
Oh, happy ones and holy. Lord, give us grace that we,
Like them, the meek and lowly, on high may dwell with thee.

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from Common Ground, released May 31, 2014
Lyrics: Samuel J. Stone
Music: Samuel S. Wesley

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Calvin Peters learned violin at age six and piano at age eight. He earned a music degree from Michigan State University and retired from the military after a 20-year career. He played viola in five symphonies over the past 30 years, has directed choirs and chanted in the Orthodox Church for over 30 years, is the son of an Orthodox Archpriest of blessed memory and is now an Orthodox monk. ... more

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