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The Apostles' Creed

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“The Apostles' Creed” as printed in The Church Hymnary (1893).

Traditional: Collected Lyrics Text 432 1893 · historical text
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This text comes from The Church Hymnary, a historical songbook transcribed on Wikisource and reproduced from the pinned revision linked below.

Verse 1

I believe in God the father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth:

And in Jesus Christ, His only Son our Lord;

Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary;

Suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried; he descended into Hell;

The third day He rose again from the dead;

He ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almigthy;

From thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost:

The Holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints,

The forgiveness of sins:

The resurrection of the body:

And the life everlasting. Amen.

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Traditional words. Historical text published in The Church Hymnary (1893); public domain. No claim to a modern recording or arrangement.

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The Church Hymnary (1893), “The Apostles' Creed”

The 1893 published edition is in the public domain in the United States (pre-1931 publication). Entries whose credited author or translator died more than 70 years ago are also in the public domain in life-plus-70 jurisdictions; traditional entries are public domain.

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