Hymn
Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation
Christ is made the sure foundation,
Christ the head and cornerstone,
Chosen of the Lord, and precious,
Binding all the Church in one;
Holy Zion's help for ever,
And her confidence alone.
All that dedicated city,
Dearly loved of God on high,
In exultant jubilation
Pours perpetual melody;
God the One in Thee adoring
In glad hymns eternally.
To this temple, where we call Thee,
Come, O Lord of hosts, today:
With Thy wonted loving-kindness,
Hear Thy people as they pray;
And Thy fullest benediction
Shed within its walls alway.
Here vouchsafe to all Thy servants
What they ask of Thee to gain,
What they gain from Thee for ever
With the blessed to retain,
And hereafter in Thy glory
Evermore with Thee to reign.
Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation — Text from Concordia, 1918. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/christ-is-made-the-sure-foundation
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation?
The words of Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation were written by J. M. Neale; the version here was published in 1918. The library holds 19 more hymns by J. M. Neale, including O What Their Joy and Their Glory Must Be and All Glory, Laud and Honor.
Is Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Concordia, published in 1918. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation?
Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation is in 8.7.8.7.8.7. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Come, Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy, Jesus Came, the Heavens Adoring and Look, Ye Saints, the Sight Is Glorious.