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]
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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. |
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] and was the opening hymn of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee service in St Paul's Cathedral on 3 June 2022.[6] It was also sung during the funeral proceedings of Elizabeth II, at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle on 19 September 2022.[7]
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