Samuel John Stone

thumb| Samuel John Stone (25 April 1839 – 19 November 1900) was an English poet, hymnodist, and a priest in the Church of England. Quotes The Church’s one foundation  Is Jesus Christ her Lord;She is His new creation  By water and the Word. "The Church's One Foundation", in Lyra Fidelium (1866) Yet Saints their watch are keeping,  Their cry goes up, ‘How long?’And soon the night of weeping  Shall be the morn of song. "The Church's One Foundation", in Lyra Fidelium (1866) ’Mid toil and tribulation,  And tumult of her war,She waits the consummation   Of peace for evermore;Till with the vision glorious  Her longing eyes are blest,And the great Church victorious  Shall be the Church at rest. "The Church's One Foundation", in Lyra Fidelium (1866) Weary of earth and laden with my sin,I look at heaven, and long to enter in. "Weary of Earth and Laden", in Lyra Fidelium (1866) External links Category:Anglicans from the United Kingdom Category:Clergy from England Category:Poets from England Category:1839 births Category:1900 deaths Category:Hymnwriters from England