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title: The Church's One Foundation (Aurelia)
key: Eb
time: 4/4
tempo: 100
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[Phrase A]
L1: The Church's one foun - da - tion Is Je - sus Christ her Lord;
L2: E - lect from ev - ery na - tion, Yet one o'er all the earth,
L3: Though with a scorn - ful won - der Men see her sore op - pressed,
L4: Mid toil and trib - u - la - tion, And tu - mult of her war,
L5: Yet she on earth hath un - ion With God the Three in One,
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A: :d | d :d | d :d | d :- | t, :d | l, :d | d :t, | d :- | - :-
T: :s | s :s | l :s | s :- | s :s | r :r | m :s | s :- | - :-
B: :d | d :d | d :d | s, :- | f, :m, | f, :f, | s, :s, | d :- | - :-

[Phrase B]
L1: She is His new cre - a - tion By wa - ter and the word;
L2: Her char - ter of sal - va - tion One Lord, one faith, one birth;
L3: By schisms rent a - sun - der, By her - e - sies dis - tressed;
L4: She waits the con - sum - ma - tion Of peace for ev - er - more,
L5: And mys - tic sweet com - mun - ion With those whose rest is won.
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B: :r | m :m | m :m, | f, :- | f, :s, | l, :t, | d :l, | s, :- | - :-

[Phrase C]
L1: From heav'n He came and sought her To be His ho - ly bride;
L2: One ho - ly name she bless - es, Par - takes one ho - ly food,
L3: Yet saints their watch are keep - ing, Their cry goes up: How long?
L4: Till with the vi - sion glo - rious Her long - ing eyes are blest,
L5: O hap - py ones and ho - ly! Lord, give us grace that we,
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B: :s, | d :r | m :f | f :- | m :l, | m :-.r | d :de | r :- | - :-

[Phrase D]
L1: With His own blood He bought her, And for her life He died.
L2: And to one hope she press - es, With ev - ery grace en - dued.
L3: And soon the night of weep - ing Shall be the morn of song.
L4: And the great Church vic - to - rious Shall be the Church at rest.
L5: Like them, the meek and low - ly, On high may dwell with Thee.
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