174b. Firmly I believe and truly

1 Firmly I believe and truly
God is Three and God is One;
and I next acknowledge duly
manhood taken by the Son.

2 And I trust and hope most fully
in the Savior crucified;
and each thought and deed unruly
do to death, as he has died.

3 Simply to his grace and wholly
light and life and strength belong,
and I love supremely, solely,
him the holy, him the strong.

4 And I hold in veneration,
for the love of him alone,
holy Church as his creation,
and her teachings as his own.

5 Adoration ay be given,
with and through th'angelic host,
to the God of earth and heaven,
Father, Son and Holy Ghost.

Text Information
First Line: Firmly I believe and truly
Title: Firmly I believe and truly
Author: John Henry Newman, 1801-1890 (alt.)
Meter: 87 87
Language: English
Publication Date: 2000
Topic: Baptism; Confirmation; Faith, Trust and Commitment (3 more...)
Tune Information
Name: SHIPSTON
Arranger: Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958
Harmonizer: Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958
Meter: 87 87
Key: D Major
Source: Warwickshire ballad
Copyright: © Oxford University Press



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