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.
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| Birth: | 25th April, 1839 |
| Death: | 9th November, 1900 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Priest |
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Samuel John Stone was a priest in the Church of England, chiefly remembered for his hymn The Church's One Foundation. Following his schooling at Charterhouse he went up to Pembroke College, Oxford, gaining a BA in 1862 and being awarded an MA in 1872. He served a curacy in Windsor, Berkshire from 1862, then at St. Paul’s, Haggerston from 1870, where, in 1874 he became the vicar.
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