Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New ‎#174c

174c. 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; Ordination/Commissioning; The Holy Trinity; The Witnessing Community

Tune Information

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