The Introduction & Creed

INTRODUCTION TO THE CREED

We exalt you
The Mother of the true Light
We glorify you
O Saint, the Theotokos
For you brought forth unto us
The Savior of the whole world
He came and saved our souls

Glory to You, our Master
Our King, Christ
The pride of the apostles
The crown of the martyrs
The joy of the righteous
The firmness of the churches
The forgiveness of sins

We proclaim the Holy Trinity
In One Godhead
We worship Him
We glorify Him

Lord have mercy
Lord have mercy
Lord bless. Amen

THE ORTHODOX CREED

We believe in one God
God the Father, the Pantocrator
Who created heaven and earth
And all things
Seen and unseen

We believe in one Lord Jesus Christ
The Only-Begotten Son of God
Begotten of the Father
Before all ages
Light of Light
True God of true God
Begotten not created
Of one essence with the Father
By Whom all things were made
Who for us, men
And for our salvation
Came down from heaven
And was incarnated
Of the Holy Spirit
And of the Virgin Mary
And became man
And He was crucified for us
Under Pontius Pilate
Suffered and was buried
And on the third day
He rose from the dead
According to the Scriptures
And ascended into the heavens
And sits at the right hand of His Father
And also He is coming again in His glory
To judge the living and the dead
Whose kingdom has no end

Yes, we believe in the Holy Spirit
The Lord, the Giver of Life
Who proceeds from the Father
Who, with the Father and the Son
Is worshipped and glorified
Who spoke by the prophets
And in one holy
Catholic and apostolic church
We confess one baptism
For the remission of sins

We look for the resurrection of the dead
And the life of the age to come. Amen