Song
An Ambrosian Creed
From the release: Ambrosian Catechesis, Vol. 1: The Way of Preparation
Lyrics
[Instrumental Intro – soft pads, slow build]
[Verse]
I believe in God the Father Almighty.
[Instrumental – light synth pulse]
[Verse]
And I believe in our Lord Jesus Christ,
the Son of God,
true God,
one from the Father,
Light from Light,
the One through whom all things were made.
[Hook – gentle lift]
Let faith rise out of love,
the love that makes us whole;
for love will guard the truth
and never dim the soul.
[Instrumental – warm pads]
[Verse]
Born of the Holy Spirit,
born from the Virgin Mary.
[Verse]
He suffered under Pontius Pilate;
He was crucified, died, and was buried.
[Instrumental – low synth drones]
[Verse]
On the third day He rose from the dead.
[Verse]
He ascended into heaven;
He sits at the right hand of the Father.
[Verse]
He is coming again
to judge the living and the dead.
[Hook – strong]
Let faith rise out of love,
the love that makes us whole;
for love will guard the truth
and never dim the soul.
[Instrumental – soft break]
[Verse]
I believe in the Holy Spirit.
[Verse]
I believe in the holy Church.
I believe in the forgiveness of sins.
I believe in the resurrection of the flesh.
I believe in life everlasting.
[Hook – radiant]
Let faith rise out of love,
the love that makes us whole;
for love will guard the truth
and never dim the soul.
[Instrumental Outro – slow decay, glowing pads]
Song Meaning
“An Ambrosian Creed” gives the album’s central confession musical form. Its backbone is the short Milanese baptismal creed preserved in the Explanatio symboli ad initiandos: Father Almighty; Jesus Christ; birth from the Spirit and Virgin; suffering, burial, resurrection, ascension, judgment; the Holy Spirit, Church, forgiveness, and resurrection of the flesh. The lyric is broader than that witness. “True God,” “one from the Father,” “Light from Light,” “through whom all things were made,” and life everlasting draw on Nicene and later creedal language, making the song a creative composite rather than a verbatim historical formula. Its recurring hook—faith rising from love—reflects the Explanatio’s teaching that faith should spring from charity. The title describes the Ambrosian or Milanese setting of the confession, not a claim that Ambrose composed every line. The Explanatio is transmitted under Ambrose’s name, but its authorship is uncertain. The track marks the point where instruction becomes personal confession: the candidate says “I believe” and enters the Church’s faith.
Song Inspiration
The Milanese baptismal creed preserved in the Explanatio symboli ad initiandos, a work transmitted under Ambrose’s name but of uncertain authorship, together with Nicene Christological language and later creed clauses. Its love-and-faith hook reflects the Explanatio’s teaching that faith should spring from charity.
From the Source
Supporting passages from the Augustinus Vox Standard Version (AVSV). Select a source to read it in context.
When this had been done and the Creed recited: in this Creed the divinity of the eternal Trinity, acting with one operation, is most clearly embraced—the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, that is, the venerable Trinity. And our faith is such that we believe on equal terms in the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Let faith itself be brought forth from love. One who loves detracts nothing: a friend who loves a friend detracts nothing; much more should one who loves the Lord not detract from him.
Additional Details
Song Style: Atmospheric synths, classic 1980s rock, power ballad, arena rock; bright countertenor male vocals
Suno Model: v5