The Church's One Foundation [Spanish translation]

Verse 1

The Church's one foundation

Is Jesus Christ her Lord

She is His new creation

By water and the Word

From heav'n He came and sought her

To be His holy bride

With His own blood He bought her

And for her life He died

Verse 2

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

Verse 3

'Mid toil and tribulation

And tumult of her war

She waits the consummation

Of peace forevermore

Till with the vision glorious

Her longing eyes are blest

And the great Church victorious

Shall be the Church at rest

Verse 4

Yet she on earth hath union

With God the Three in One

And mystic sweet communion

With those whose rest is won

O happy ones and holy

Lord give us grace that we

Like them the meek and lowly

On high may dwell with Thee

Verse 5

Though with a scornful wonder

Men see her sore oppressed

By schisms rent asunder

By heresies distressed

Yet saints their watch are keeping

Their cry goes up how long

And soon the night of weeping

Shall be the morn of song