Thy almighty Word
leapt down from heaven
from Thy royal throne,
as a Fierce Conqueror
into the midst
of the land of destruction.
— Wisdom 18:15
They answered Him: Jesus of Nazareth.
Jesus said to them:
I AM
(Ἐγώ εἰμι – Ego Eimi – I, I AM).
As soon therefore as He had said to them:
I Am,
they went backward, and fell to the ground.
— John 18:5-6
| Moses said to God: Lo, I shall go to the children of Israel, and say to them: The God of your fathers hath sent me to you. If they should say to me: What is His name? what shall I say to them?
God said to Moses: I AM WHO AM. (YHWH) He said: Thus shalt thou say to the children of Israel: HE WHO IS, hath sent me to you. And God said again to Moses: Thus shalt thou say to the children of Israel: The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me to you: This is My Name for ever, and this is My memorial unto all generations. — Exodus 3: 13-15 |
| Father Frederick William Faber (1814-1863) |
William Henry Monk (1823-1889) |
|---|---|
| 1) Jesus is God! the solid earth, The ocean broad and bright, The countless stars, like golden dust That strew the skies at night; The wheeling storm, the dreadful fire, The pleasant, wholesome air, The summer’s sun, the winter’s frost, His own creations were. |
4) Jesus is God! let sorrow come, And pain, and every ill; All are worth while, for all are means His glory to fulfil! Worth while a thousand years of life To speak one little word, If by our Credo we might own The Godhead of our Lord! |
| 2) Jesus is God! the glorious bands Of golden angels sing Songs of adoring praise to Him, Their Maker and their King. He was true God in Bethlehem’s crib, On Calvary’s Cross true God; He who in heav’n eternal reigned, In time on earth abode. |
5) Jesus is God! if on the earth This blessed faith decays, More tender must our love become, More plentiful our praise; We are not angels, but we may Down in earth’s corners kneel, And multiply sweet acts of love, And murmur what we feel. |
| 3) Jesus is God! there never was A time when He was not: Boundless, eternal, merciful, The Word the Sire begot! Backward our thoughts through ages stretch, Onward through endless bliss,– For there are two eternities, And both alike are His! |
