Thy hand, O God, has guided
Thy
flock from age to age;
The
wondrous tale is written
Full
clear on every page;
Our
fathers owned Thy goodness,
And
we their deeds record;
And
both of this bear witness,
One
church, one faith, one Lord.
2
Thy
heralds brought glad tidings
To
greatest as to least;
They
bade men rise and hasten
To
share the great King’s feast:
And
this was all their teaching,
In
every deed and word,
To
all alike proclaiming
One
church, one faith, one Lord.
3
When
shadows thick were falling,
And
all seemed sunk in night,
Thou,
Lord, did send Thy servants,
Thy
chosen sons of light.
On
them and on Thy people
Thy
plenteous grace was poured,
And
this was still their message:
One
church, one faith, one Lord.
4
Thy
mercy cry will not fail us,
Nor
leave Thy work undone;
With
Thy right hand to help us,
The
vict’ry shall be won;
And
then by men and angels
Thy
name shall be adored,
And
this shall be their anthem:
One
church, one faith, one Lord.