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Epilogue: the Creed
EPILOGUE
The Creed
| Worded at Nicea (325 A.D.) | Completed at Constantinople (381 A.D.) |
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Verily we believe in One God, God the Father Almighty, Who hath created heaven and earth, that which is seen and that which is unseen. | |
We believe in One Lord Jesus the Christ, the Only-Begotten Son of God, Born of the Father before all ages; Light of Light; Very God of Very God; Begotten not created; Consubstantial with the Father; by Whom were all things made; Who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven; He was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and of the Virgin Mary; And He became man; and He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate; He suffered and was buried; and the third day He rose again from the dead according to the Scriptures; He ascended up to the heavens; He sitteth at the right Hand of the Father; He will come again in His glory to judge the living and the dead; of Whose kingdom there shall be no end. | |
Yes, we believe in the Holy Spirit | the Lord the Lifegiver Who proceedeth from the Father. We worship and glorify Him with the Father and the Son; Who spoke by the prophets And in One Holy Universal Apostolic Church |
The introduction to the Creed, worded by Kyrillos I at Ephesus (431 A.D.)
We magnify thee, O Mother of the True Light, and we glorify Thee O Virgin Saint Mother-of-God. For thou hast borne unto us the Saviour of all the world, He came and saved our souls.
Glory be to Thee O our Master and our King the Christ: the Honour of the Apostles, the Crown of the martyrs, the Joy of the righteous, the Stability of the Church, the Forgiveness of sins. We evangelize and preach the Holy Trinity One Godhead. We worship Him and glorify Him.
Lord have mercy. Lord have mercy. Lord bless us. Amen.
From Introduction to the Coptic Church by Iris H. Elmasry, Cairo, January 1977, printed by Dar El Alam El Arabi.