The Church's one foundation
is Jesus Christ her Lord;
she is his new creation,
by water and the word:
from heaven he came and sought her
to be his holy bride;
with his own blood he bought her,
and for her life he died.
Batu penjuru G’reja dan Dasar yang esa,
yaitu Yesus Kristus, Pendiri umatNya.
Dengan kurban darah-Nya Gereja ditebus;
baptisan dan firman-Nya membuatNya kudus.
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.
Terpanggil dari bangsa seluruh dunia,
bertunggallah Gereja bertuhan Yang Esa.
Melimpah kurnia-Nya, esa baptisan-Nya,
esa perjamuan-Nya, esa harapan-Nya.
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.
Dilanda perpecahan dan faham yang sesat.
Jemaat diresahkan tekanan yang berat.
Kaum kudus menyerukan, “Berapa lamakah?”
Akhirnya malam duka diganti terang cerah.
Mid toil and tribulation,
and tumult of her war
she waits the consummation
of peace for evermore;
till with the vision glorious
her longing eyes are blessed,
and the great Church victorious
shall be the Church at rest.
Di dalam pencobaan dan perjuangannya
dinantikan zaman sejahtera baka.
Di mata tercerminkan Gereja yang menang
mencapai perhentian sentosa cemerlang.
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.
Gereja yang di sorga dan yang di dunia
bersatu dalam Tuhan, Ketiga Yang Esa
Ya Tuhan, b’ri anug’rah supaya kami pun
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