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We All Believe in One True God
1. We all believe in one true God,
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
Ever-present help in need,
Praised by all the heavenly host,
By whose mighty power alone
All is made and wrought and done.
2. We all 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.
3. We all confess the Holy Ghost,
Who from both for-e'er proceeds,
Who upholds and comforts us
In all trials, fears, and needs.
Blest and Holy Trinity,
Praise forever be to Thee!
WORDS: Tobias Clausnitzer, 1668
MUSIC: Trans. Catherine Winkworth, 1863; alt.Kirchengesangbuch, Darmstadt, 1699 As in Allgemeines Choral-Melodienbuch, 1793
Theme: Trinity Sunday