Verse 1A
Thy hand, O God, has guided Thy flock from age to age; The wondrous tale is written Full clear on every page;
Verse 1B
Our fathers owned Thy goodness, And we their deeds record; And both of this bear witness, One church, one faith, one Lord.
Verse 2A
Thy heralds brought glad tidings To greatest as to least; They bade men rise and hasten To share the great King’s feast:
Verse 2B
And this was all their teaching, In every deed and word, To all alike proclaiming One church, one faith, one Lord.
Verse 3A
When shadows thick were falling, And all seemed sunk in night, Thou, Lord, did send Thy servants, Thy chosen sons of light.
Verse 3B
On them and on Thy people Thy plenteous grace was poured, And this was still their message: One church, one faith, one Lord.
Verse 4A
Thy mercy will not fail us, Nor leave Thy work undone; With Thy right hand to help us, The vict’ry shall be won;
Verse 4B
And then by men and angels Thy name shall be adored, And this shall be their anthem: One church, one faith, one Lord.