I must be stressed!

To quote in full a protestant hymn, which however I think gets everything correct apart from the first line! - which I have therefore amended, as well as adding some capitals.

Verse 3 could have been written for those awaiting the indult.

The one foundation of the Church is St Peter, the Rock on which She is built.

The Church's (one foundation) one whole Body
is Jesus Christ (h)Her Lord;
(s)She is (h)His new creation,
by water and the word:
from heaven (h)He came and sought (h)Her
to be (h)His (h)Holy (b)Bride;
with (h)His own (b)Blood he bought (h)Her,
and for (h)Her life (h)He died.

(OK, I give up!- corrections not highlighted in following verses!

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.

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.

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.

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.

Not knowing when to use CAPITALS leads anglicans into all sorts of errors.

Sadly, the indult is nothing like the final triumph of Christendom, but the beginning of a long, hard road.

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