A play on words here if you will. The confession I’m talking about is confessing the great doctrines of The Faith, once and for all given to the saints. Keeping major themes in our hearts and minds by memorable means was a concern of Peter’s in chapter 1 of his 2 letter. And it remains a concern for all of us who shepherd God’s people.

One of the gifts I am ever grateful for is how I was raised learning the great hymns of the faith that stated and restated the grand Biblical themes in ways which make them so easily re-countable.

While what I have below may serve this purpose in the best way, I pray it can be useable if sung on a somewhat regular basis so as to cement them more easily in the mind.

This, can be sung to the tune of “Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness.”

1 –

Lord I confess, you are God alone

Sov’reign o’er all on thine eternal throne

In pow’r creating, in love redeeming

In grace bestowing the faith to believe

2 –

Lord I confess, my guilt and my sin

Nought could I do, your favor for to win

By grace you found me, from death you raised me

New life you gave me in Jesus The Son

3 –

Lord I confess, Christ Jesus as Lord

Sacrificed Lamb, salvation to afford

Who died on Calv’ry to make atonement

Whose blood alone has sufficed for my sin

4 –

Lord I confess, my hope in The Son

Both God and Man, incarnate and to come  

Born of the virgin, perfect and sinless

He bore your wrath on the Cross in His death

5 –

Lord I confess, both Father and Son

And Holy Spirit, ever three in one

One God eternal and uncreated

Who was and is and forever will be