Together in Song ‎#140

140. 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 that manhood 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 the angelic host,
to the God of earth and heaven,
Father, Son and Holy Ghost.

Text Information

• First Line: Firmly I believe and truly
• Author: John Henry Newman, 1801-90
• Meter: 87.87
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1999
• Scripture:
  2 Timothy 1:11-14
  ;
  Hebrews 2:14-16
  ;
  Matthew 16:18-19
  ;
  Matthew 28:11-20
  ;
  Romans 6:6-11
  ;
  Romans 10:8-13
• Topic: Church; Confession of Faith; Confirmation Service; Jesus Christ: Humanity; Providence; Saints Days and Holy Days: Doctors and Confessors; Trinity Sunday; Trust in God

Tune Information

• Name: SHARON
• Composer: William Boyce, 1711-79
• Harmonizer: Samuel Sebastian Wesley, 1810-76
• Meter: 87.87
• Key: D Major
• Notes: Later form of melody by Boyce