The Church’s One Foundation — the story and a free download
Posted on April 28, 2013
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“[In 1866] The Rev. Samuel John Stone was well aware of the effectiveness of singing when he wrote and published Lyra Fidelium … which consisted of twelve hymns, one for each article of the Apostles’ Creed. With each hymn he included a short ‘summary of truths confessed’ in that article, along with a list of the Scripture passages supporting it.
‘The Church’s One Foundation’ was the hymn he wrote for article 9 of the Creed, which affirms belief in ‘the holy catholic church’ and ‘the communion of saints’.”
– Tim Challies posts a story on the origin of the hymn which (though he doesn’t mention it) was sung at the first Lambeth Conference the year after it was written. And there’s a free download too.
(Drs Ligon Dincan, Derek Thomas and Bill Wymond also discuss the hymn, with a bit more background on Bishop Colenso, who is referred to in the original wording of the hymn.)
What we believe
The message at the heart of Christianity is really quite simple…