Christ is Made the Sure Foundation
Christ is Made the Sure Foundation | |
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Year | 1851 |
Genre | Hymn |
Written | John Mason Neale |
Meter | 8.7.8.7.8.7 |
Melody | "Westminster Abbey" by Henry Purcell, or "Regent Square" by Henry Smart. |
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Christ is Made the Sure Foundation is a Christian hymn, translated in 1851 by John Mason Neale from the second part of the 6th or 7th century Latin monastic hymn Urbs beata Jerusalem.[1][2]
While originally an unaccompanied plainsong melody, the hymn is now commonly sung to either the tune of Westminster Abbey, adapted from the final section of Henry Purcell's anthem O God, thou art my God; or the tune of Regent Square, composed by Henry Smart. The texts of modern versions of the hymn vary substantially from Neale's original translations.[1][3]
The hymn was sung during the marriage ceremonies of Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones in 1960, and Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer in 1981.[4][5]
References[]
- ^ a b Hawn, C. Michael (23 July 2015). "History of Hymns: "Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation"". Discipleship Ministries. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
- ^ Neale, JM (1867). Mediæval Hymns and Sequences. Urbs beata Jerusalem.
- ^ "Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation". Hymnary.org. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
- ^ Marriage of HRH Princess Margaret with Mr Antony Armstrong-Jones (PDF) (Order of service), 6 May 1960, p. 3
- ^ Marriage of Charles Prince of Wales with Lady Diana Spencer (PDF) (Order of service), 29 July 1981, p. 5
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- Christian hymns
- English Christian hymns
- Hymns in The English Hymnal
- 19th-century hymns