Christ Is Made The Sure Foundation

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.

To this temple where we call you,
Come O Lord of hosts, today;
With your wonted loving kindness
Hear your servants as they pray,
And your fullest benediction
Shed in all its bright array.

Grant, we pray, to all your people,
All the grace they ask to gain;
What they gain from you for ever
With the blessed to retain,
And hereafter in your glory
Evermore with you to reign.

Tune: Westminster Abbey, 87.87.87
Music: Adapted from Henry Purcell, 1659-1695
Text: Angularis fundamentum
Translation: John Mason Neale, 1818-1866, alt. (re-post)