Firmly I believe

Firmly I believe and truly
God is Three, and God is One;
And I next acknowledge duly
Manhood taken by the Son.

And I trust and hope most fully
In Christ the crucified;
And each thought and deed unruly
Do to death, as he has died.

Simply to his grace and wholly
Light and life and strength belong
And I love supremely, solely,
Him the Holy, him the Strong.

Adoration may be given,
Singing with the angel host,
To the God of earth and heaven,
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

Music: Shipston Traditional
Words: J. H. Newman (19th C)