NCH 555
Firmly I believe and truly
Hymn Text
Verse 1
Firmly I believe and truly
God is three and God is one,
And I next acknowledge duly
Manhood taken by the Son.
God is three and God is one,
And I next acknowledge duly
Manhood taken by the Son.
Verse 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.
In that manhood crucified;
And each thought and deed unruly
Do to death, as he has died.
Verse 3
Simply to his grace and wholly
Light and life and strength belong
And I love supremely, solely,
Him the holy, him the strong.
Light and life and strength belong
And I love supremely, solely,
Him the holy, him the strong.
Verse 4
And I hold in venèration,
For the Love of Him alone.
Holy Church, as his creation,
And her teachings, as his own.
For the Love of Him alone.
Holy Church, as his creation,
And her teachings, as his own.
Verse 5
Adoration, yes be given,
With and through th’angelic h0st
To the God of earth and heavèn,
Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
With and through th’angelic h0st
To the God of earth and heavèn,
Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
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