The Father…the Son and…the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 28:20
Words: Fanny Crosby, 1892. Published in Junior Christian Endeavor Songs, edited by Ira Sankey, John W. Baer & William Shaw (Boston, Massachusetts: United Society of Christian Endeavor, 1893), number 19. Some hymnals give the author as Lyman Cuyler, one of Fanny’s pseudonyms. The words paraphrase the Apostles’ Creed.
Music: Seward Ira D. Sankey (🔊 pdf nwc).
I believe in God the Father,
Who created Heav’n and earth;
Made the stars to shine so brightly,
Gave each living thing its birth.
I believe in God the Father,
And in Jesus Christ His Son,
Who was crucified on Calv’ry
For the sins that all have done.
I believe He died, was buried,
Rose again, no more to die;
And ascending to His Father,
Took His seat with Him on high.
I believe in God the Spirit,
Sent to us from Heav’n above,
And the Church our blessèd Savior
Hath redeemed by His great love.
I believe in His forgiveness,
And His wondrous power to save;
In a glorious resurrection,
And a life beyond the grave.
I believe in God the Father,
I believe in God the Son,
And in God the Holy Spirit,
Everlasting Three in One.