Christ is Made the Sure Foundation

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]

Christ is Made the Sure Foundation
Year1851
GenreHymn
WrittenJohn Mason Neale
Meter8.7.8.7.8.7
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]

References
  1. Hawn, C. Michael (23 July 2015). "History of Hymns: "Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation"". Discipleship Ministries. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  2. Neale, JM (1867). Mediæval Hymns and Sequences. Urbs beata Jerusalem.
  3. "Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation". Hymnary.org. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
  4. Marriage of HRH Princess Margaret with Mr Antony Armstrong-Jones (PDF) (Order of service), 6 May 1960, p. 3
  5. Marriage of Charles Prince of Wales with Lady Diana Spencer (PDF) (Order of service), 29 July 1981, p. 5
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