Lyricist: Samuel John Stone
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Biography
Samuel John Stone (1839 - 1900) was an ordained minister in the Church of England, chiefly remembered for his hymn The Church's one foundation.
Following his schooling at Charterhouse he went up to Pembroke College, Oxford, gaining a BA in 1862 and being awarded an MA in 1872. He served a curacy in Windsor, Berkshire from 1862, then at St. Paul’s, Haggerston from 1870, where, in 1874 he became the minister.
