190 The Church's One Foundation

The church's one foundationis Jesus Christ, her Lord;she is His new creation,by water and the word.From heav'n He came and sought herto be His holy bride;with His own blood He bought her,and for her life He died. Elect from every nation,yet one o'er all the earth,her charter of salvation:one Lord, one faith, one birth.One holy name she blesses,partakes one holy food,and to one hope she presses,with every grace endued.