One Church, One Faith, One Lord Hymn

The Vatican, Rome

One Church One Faith One Lord

by Edward H. Plumptre

Your hand, O Lord, has guided

Your Church from age to age;

The wondrous tale is written

So clearly on each page;

Our fathers praised your goodness,

And we their deeds record;

And both to this bear witness;

One Church, One Faith, One Lord.

Your heralds brought glad tidings

To greatest and to least;

They told all men to hasten

To share the great King’s feast;

And this was all their teaching

In every deed and word,

To all alike proclaiming:

One Church, One Faith, One Lord.

Through many days of darkness,

Through many scenes of strife,

The faithful few fought bravely

To guard the Christian life;

Their gospel of redemption,

Sin pardoned, man restored,

Was all in this enfolded:

One Church, One Faith, One Lord.

Your mercy will not fail us,

Nor leave your work undone;

With all your strength to help us,

The vict’ry shall be won;

And then by men and angels

Your name shall be adored,

And this shall be their anthem:

One Church, One Faith, One Lord.

Written by Edward H. Plumptre, 1821-1891

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Performed at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Buffalo, MN