Common Praise ‎#426

426. 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, 1801-1890
• Meter: 87 87
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2000
• Scripture:
  Colossians 3:5
  ;
  Ephesians 5:25-27
  ;
  Philippians 2:6-8
  ;
  Romans 8:13
• Topic: Epiphany IV: Year A; Epiphany IV: Year B; Trinity Sunday; Proper 22: Year C

Tune Information

• Name: HALTON HOLGATE
• Composer: William Boyce, 1711-1779
• Meter: 87 87
• Key: D Major
• Source: S. S. Wesley's European Psalmist, 1872