Scripture Verse

This is eternal life: that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent. John 17:3

Introduction

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Tobias Clausnitzer (1619–1684)

Words: To­bi­as Claus­nitz­er, Culm­bach-Bay­reuth Ge­sang­buch, 1668. Trans­lat­ed from Ger­man to Eng­lish by Ca­the­rine Wink­worth, The Chor­ale Book for Eng­land (Lon­don: 1863).

Music: Ra­tis­bon Jo­hann G. Wer­ner’s Chor­al­buch zu den neu­en pro­tes­tant­isch­en Ge­sang­büch­ern (Leip­zig, Ger­ma­ny: 1815). Har­mo­ny by Will­iam H. Ha­ver­gal, 1861 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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William Havergal (1793–1870)

Lyrics

We be­lieve in one true God,
Fa­ther, Son, and Ho­ly Ghost,
Ever pre­sent help in need,
Praised by all the hea­v’nly host;
By whose migh­ty pow­er alone
All is made and wrought and done.

We be­lieve in Je­sus Christ,
Son of God and Ma­ry’s son,
Who des­cend­ed from His throne
And for us sal­va­tion won;
By whose cross and death are we
Res­cued from sin’s mi­se­ry.

We con­fess the Ho­ly Ghost,
Who from both for­e’er pro­ceeds;
Who up­holds and com­forts us
In all tri­als, fears and needs.
Blessed and Ho­ly Tri­ni­ty,
Praise for­ev­er be to Thee!