The Church’s one foundation
教會惟一的根基，
Is Jesus Christ her Lord;
是主耶穌基督；
She is His new creation
祂用道中水洗滌，
By water and the Word:
成新造無玷污。
From heav’n He came and sought her
主為她從天降世，
To be His holy Bride;
買她作祂新婦；
With His own blood He bought her,
為她流血並受死，
And for her life He died.
賜她生命永福。

Elect from every nation,
教會選召自萬民，
Yet one o’er all the earth,
全地卻是一體；
Her charter of salvation,
一主、一信、並一浸，
One Lord, one faith, one birth;
是她救恩憑依；
One holy Name she blesses,
享受同一的天糧，
Partakes one holy food,
同尊一個聖名，
And to one hope she presses,
奔向同一的盼望，
With every grace endued.
諸般恩典同領。

’Mid toil and tribulation,
她受盡許多艱難，
And tumult of her war,
一路滿了爭戰，
She waits the consummation
但她這路的終點，
Of peace for evermore;
乃是永遠平安。
Till, with the vision glorious,
她那榮耀的異象，
Her longing eyes are blest,
終成有福實際，
And the great Church victorious
教會勝利的顯彰，
Shall be the Church at rest.
就是永享安息。

Yet she on earth hath union
她雖在地卻屬天，
With God the Three in One,
與三一神相聯，
And mystic sweet communion
奧祕、甜美的結聯，
With those whose rest is won:
帶來安息無間。
O happy ones and holy!
屬天喜樂何甜美，
Lord, give us grace that we,
求賜更多恩典，
Like them, the meek and lowly,
使能柔和且謙卑﹐
In love may dwell with Thee.
彼此相愛無間。