The Church's One Foundation

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English - December 13, 2021 04:10 - 6 minutes - 8.47 MB
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Attacks from without, attacks from within. The Church throughout history has suffered persecution and/or controversial or heretical views. Such was the case in the mid-1800s when liberal views of German theologians severely impacted the Church of England. As a result of the conflict, Samuel Stone, who was on the side of evangelical, historical truth, wrote twelve hymns based on the twelve articles of the Apostles' Creed. One of the hymns was The Church's One Foundation, which was the processional hymn of the first Lambeth Conference. The music was composed by Samuel Wesley, the grandson of Charles Wesley. It became one of the church's best-loved hymns.