Song
An Ambrosian Creed (Piano Sessions Version)
From the release: Piano Sessions
Lyrics
[Verse]
I believe in God the Father Almighty.
[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]
Let faith rise out of love,
the love that makes us whole;
for love will guard the truth
and never dim the soul.
[Verse]
Born of the Holy Spirit,
born from the Virgin Mary.
[Verse]
He suffered under Pontius Pilate;
He was crucified, died, and was buried.
[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]
Let faith rise out of love,
the love that makes us whole;
for love will guard the truth
and never dim the soul.
[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]
Let faith rise out of love,
the love that makes us whole;
for love will guard the truth
and never dim the soul.
Song Meaning
“An Ambrosian Creed (Piano Sessions Version)” presents Christian confession as faith spoken from love. Its core follows the baptismal creed preserved in the Milanese catechetical tradition: belief in the Father, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, the Church, forgiveness, resurrection, and judgment. The lyric also incorporates Nicene language such as “Light from Light” and “true God,” along with clauses familiar from the later Apostles’ Creed. It is therefore an artistic synthesis rather than a diplomatic transcription of one ancient formula. The repeated hook draws upon the catechetical claim that faith should come forth from charity. In the piano arrangement, each article of belief is given room to stand without spectacle. The creed sounds less like a crowd’s proclamation and more like a single candidate rehearsing what has been received and must be carried in the heart. Doctrine and devotion meet as remembered words become a personal act of trust.
Song Inspiration
The creed in Explanatio symboli ad initiandos from the Ambrosian Milanese tradition, supplemented by Nicene and later creedal language and shaped by its teaching that faith should arise from love.
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: very soft intimate solo piano, delicate contemporary classical, gentle flowing arpeggios, tender emotional melody, quiet reflective mood, warm natural piano tone, sparse minimalist performance
Suno Model: v5