Hark! the Church proclaims her honor

Verse 1

Hark! The Church proclaims her honor, And her strength is only this: God has laid his choice upon her, And the work she does is his.

Verse 2

He his Church has firmly founded; He will guard what he began. We, by sin and foes surrounded, Build her walls as best we can.

Verse 3

Frail and fleeting are our powers, Short our days, our foresight dim. We confess a choice not ours: We were chosen first by him.

Verse 4

Though we here must strive in weakness, Though in tears we often bend, What his might began in meekness Shall achieve a glorious end.

Verse 5

Onward, then, without despairing! Calm we follow at his Word, Thus through joy and sorrow bearing Faithful witness to our Lord.