The New English Hymnal ‎#360

360. 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 are 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. Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Firmly I believe and truly
• Author: John Henry Newman, 1801-90
• Meter: 87 87
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1986
• Notes: Alternative tune HALTON HOLGATE 3b

Tune Information

• Name: SHIPSTON
• Harmonizer: R. V. W.
• Meter: 87 87
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Warwickshire Ballad
• Copyright: Harm. By permission of Oxford Univeristy Press (from "English Hymnal")