The Church's One Foundation - contemporary reworking of Samuel John Stone's hymn text

The Church's one foundation

Is Jesus Christ our God;

Become God’s new creation

By water and the Word.

God, give to us your vision

of healing from all strife

God, send us on your mission

To witness transformed life.

 

Now called from every nation,

As one throughout all the earth,

Our task is shared salvation,

One God, one faith, one birth;

One holy Name in blessing,

Share in one holy food,

And to one hope we’re pressing,

The mission of God’s good.

 

‘Mid scenes of war and dying

and climate’s groaning loud,

we pray to Spirit, crying

for life beyond the shroud;

As Church we rise to nourish,

communities to bless.

We long for heav’n to flourish.

We long for peace and rest.

 

Here, in this place, find union

With God, the Three-in-One,

Come, enter this communion

with those whose rest is won.

We seek the coming Kin-dom,

for justice to increase,

so all will live in freedom,

and all will know God’s peace.