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Nov
I WILL BUILD MY CHURCH
Another verse of this old hymn is rarely included in hymnals, but continues the theme of The Church’s One Foundation. Through the centuries there have been multiple attempts to silence the church and its message. Obviously, none have succeeded. The greatest danger to the demise of the church comes from within. Samuel John Stone expresses that in this rarely published verse:
The Church shall never perish! Her dear Lord to defend,
To guide, sustain, and cherish, Is with her to the end:
Though there be those who hate her, And false sons in her pale,
Against both foe or traitor She ever shall prevail.
Jesus said, “On this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades shall not overcome it” (Matthew 16:18).
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