Apostles' Creed Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Musical settings== Musical settings of the Symbolum Apostolorum as a [[motet]] are rare. English composer [[Robert Wylkynson]] (d. ca. 1515) composed a thirteen-voice [[Canon (music)|canon]], ''Jesus autem transiens'', included in the [[Eton Choirbook]], which features the text of the Creed. The French composer Le Brung published one Latin setting in 1540, and the Spanish composer [[Fernando de las Infantas]] published two in 1578. [[Martin Luther]] wrote the hymn {{lang|de|italic=no|"[[Wir glauben all an einen Gott]]"}} (translated into English as "We all believe in one God") in 1524 as a paraphrase of the Apostles' Creed. In 1957, [[William P. Latham]] wrote "Credo (Metrical Version of the Apostle’s Creed)" in an SATB arrangement suitable for boys' and men's voices. In 1979 [[John Michael Talbot]], a [[Third Order of Saint Francis|Third Order Franciscan]], composed and recorded "Creed" on his album, ''The Lord's Supper''.<ref>{{Citation | last = Smith | first = Michael G. | title = Troubador of the Kingdom | newspaper = [[Christianity Today]] | date = February 1, 1985 | page = 88}}.</ref> In 1986 [[Graham Kendrick]] published the popular "We believe in God the Father", closely based on the Apostles' Creed. The song "Creed" on [[Petra (band)|Petra]]'s 1990 album ''Beyond Belief'' is loosely based on the Apostles' Creed.<ref>{{Citation | last = Powell | first = Mark Allan | year = 2002 | title = Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music | publisher = Hendrickson | isbn = 1565636791 | page = [https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofco00mark/page/696 696] | url = https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofco00mark/page/696 }}</ref> [[GIA Publications]] published a hymn text in 1991 directly based on the Apostles' Creed, called "I Believe in God Almighty". It has been sung to hymn tunes from Wales, the Netherlands, and Ireland.<ref>{{Citation | contribution = I believe in God almighty | title = Hymnary | contribution-url = http://www.hymnary.org/text/i_believe_in_god_almighty}}.</ref> [[Rich Mullins]] and [[Beaker (musician)|Beaker]] also composed a musical setting titled "Creed", released on Mullins' 1993 album ''[[A Liturgy, a Legacy, & a Ragamuffin Band]]''.<ref>{{Citation | last = Powell | first = Mark Allan | year = 2002 | title = Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music | publisher = Hendrickson | isbn = 1565636791 | page = [https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofco00mark/page/615 615] | url = https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofco00mark/page/615 }}</ref> Notably, Mullins' version replaces "one holy catholic church" with "one holy church". [[Integrity Music]] under the [[Hosanna! Music]] series, produced a live worship acoustic album in 1993, ''Be Magnified'',<ref>{{Citation|last=Rothwell, Randy.|title=Be magnified : featuring Randy Rothwell|date=1993|publisher=Hosanna! Music|oclc=271477619}}</ref> which featured Randy Rothwell as worship leader, had an upbeat enthusiastic hymn called "The Apostle’s Creed", written by Randy Rothwell Burbank. [[Newsboys]] released “We Believe” in 2013 on their album “[[Restart (Newsboys album)|Restart]]”. It was nominated for a Billboard Music Award for top Christian Song. In 2014 [[Hillsong Music Australia|Hillsong]] released a version of the Apostles' Creed under the title "This I Believe (The Creed)" on their album ''[[No Other Name]]''. [[Keith & Kristyn Getty]] released an expression of the Apostles' Creed under the title "We Believe (Apostle's Creed)" on their 2016 album ''Facing a Task Unfinished''. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page