Author: Fred Pratt Green Hymnal: The Worshiping Church #781 (1990) Meter: 12.12.12 Topics: Faith, Confession of; Confession of Faith First Line: This is the threefold truth on which our faith depends Lyrics: 1 This is the three-fold truth on which our faith depends;
and with this joyful cry worship begins and ends:
Christ has died! Christ is risen!
Christ will come again!
2 Made sacred by long use, new-minted for our time,
our liturgies sum up the hope we have in him:
Christ has died! Christ is risen!
Christ will come again!
3 On this we fix our minds as, kneeling side by side,
we take the bread and wine from him, the crucified:
Christ has died! Christ is risen!
Christ will come again!
4 By this we are upheld when doubt or grief assails
our Christian fortitude, and only grace avails:
Christ has died! Christ is risen!
Christ will come again!
5 This is the three-fold truth which, if we hold it fast,
changes the world and us and brings us home at last:
Christ has died! Christ is risen!
Christ will come again! Scripture: Acts 1:11 Languages: English Tune Title: ACCLAMATIONS
This Is the Threefold Truth