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Text:One true God we all confess
Author:Tobias Clausnitzer
Translator:Rev. Emanuel Cronenwett, D. D.
Tune:NUREMBERG
Adapter:John H. Spielman
Composer:Johann Rudolph Ahle

209. One true God we all confess

1 One true God we all confess:
Father, Son and Holy Ghost,
Present Helper in distress,
Praised by all the heav'nly host:
God the Father, by whose might
All things are, and move aright.

2 Jesus Christ as Lord we own:
God of God, and Mary's Son,
Who descended from His throne,
And for us Salvation won;
Who Has blood and life hath given
That we might be heirs of heaven.

3 We the Holy Ghost adore—
Going forth from Father, Son,--
Who consoles us evermore,
Lest we be by sin undone.
Praise, O Holy Trinity!
Praise forever be to Thee.

Text Information
First Line: One true God we all confess
Author: Tobias Clausnitzer (1668)
Translator: Rev. Emanuel Cronenwett, D. D. (1880)
Meter: 7s. Six lines. No. 9
Language: English
Publication Date: 1908
Topic: The Catechism: The Creed
Notes: Now Public Domain. From the German text: Wir glauben all an einen Gott, Vater
Tune Information
Name: NUREMBERG
Composer: Johann Rudolph Ahle (1664)
Adapter: John H. Spielman (1991)
Meter: 7s. Six lines. No. 9
Key: G Major
Notes: Public Domain.



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