Church Of God Is Stablished, The

The Church of God is stablished

Through Jesus Christ our Lord,

Indwelt by Christ all glorious

With Christ she shall accord.

The sweetness of Christ's spirit

Within her life endures,

And to the weary nations

God's day of peace ensures.

The Church of God enshrineth

Whate'er true men hold dear,

And with her strength doth cherish

The visions of the seer.

The patience of Christ's spirit

Within her heart abides,

To hope she still doth witness,

Whatever ill betides.

The Church of God increaseth

Through sacrifice and pain;

Through travail and through sorrow

She makes her constant gain.

The passion of Christ's spirit

Ne'er from the Church shall die;

Love shall the sin-vexed peoples

Redeem and sanctify.

The Church of God endureth,

Though vexed with inward strife;

To God's sure end she moveth

For Christ is her true life.

The power of Christ's strong spirit

The Church shall unify,

When, all names lost in One Name,

The kingdom draweth nigh.