DOXOLOGY CREED

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ABOUT THE SONG

About Doxology Creed

The ancient creeds of the church have provided a sturdy framework for belief for centuries, yet it's easy for these profound declarations to remain in our heads without engaging our hearts. "Doxology Creed" emerged from a two-year wrestling with this challenge: how might we craft a song that transforms intellectual assent into heartfelt worship?


We structured the song intentionally—each verse explores a different person of the Trinity, creating a comprehensive journey through the core tenets of Christian faith. The Father's creative power and expansive care, the Son's redemptive sacrifice and triumphant resurrection, and the Spirit's sustaining presence and transformative work unfold verse by verse.


The bridge serves as the climactic confession of the song, where personal belief ("I believe, believe") builds into a sweeping declaration of God's attributes and the hope of resurrection. From acknowledging God as "alpha and omega" to yearning for His return, the bridge captures both the intimacy and vastness of faith before culminating in the repeated "holy, holy, holy" of heavenly worship.


While creating a new melody for most of the song, we intentionally incorporated the classic doxology tune for the final line: "praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost." This musical touchpoint creates an immediate sense of recognition and connects worshippers to generations of Christians, anchoring our new expression in something deeply familiar.


In a world that feels increasingly fragmented and unsteady, there is something profoundly stabilizing about declaring these ancient truths and responding in praise. Truth becomes not just something we affirm but something we experience.


We offer "Doxology Creed" as a bridge between the ancient and the new, between mind and heart, between what we believe and how we worship. Our hope is that as congregations sing these words together, they might not only voice their deepest beliefs but also experience the joy that comes from praising the God who is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Acoustic Version

Credits

Written by Paul Ranheim & Kirk Sauers.

Chorus "Doxology" lyrics by Thomas Ken in 1674.

©2025 Mellow Toad Music (BMI) & Bold Canary Music (BMI)

CCLI Song Number: 7253784

Will Sayles - Drums

Will Honaker - Bass

Juan Solorzano - Electric Guitar

Lucas Morton - Production, Engineering, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Banjo, Synths

Jonny Barahona - Piano

Taylor Leonhardt - Lead Vocalist

Jess Ray - Vocalist

Paul Ranheim - BGV’s

Kirk Sauers - BGV’s

Latifah Alattas - BGV’s

Dylan Alldredge - Engineering

Evan Redwine - Mixing

Joe Causey (Voyager Mastering) - Mastering


Recorded at the Skinny Elephant in Nashville, TN

Lyrics

VERSE 1

I will hope in the Father

Filled with bountiful love

Forming heaven and nature

Feeding life from above

Who can fathom his greatness

And his thundering might?

Yet I'm safe in his arms now

For I am his delight

VERSE 2

What a wonder that Jesus

Came to heal and to save

Bearing sin and its suff'ring

To the sting of the grave

Then he rose up in vict'ry

He arose to the sky

Now he reigns till he comes again

Where the joy never dies

CHORUS 1

Praise God from whom all blessings flow

Praise him all creatures here below

Praise him above all you heav'nly hosts...

VERSE 3

What a gift of the Spirit

Sent to help and assure

Praying for me with groaning

How I need every word

Giving life to a stone heart

Giving life to the church

Now the pow'r of redemption

Breathing heaven on earth

CHORUS 2

Praise God from whom all blessings flow

Praise him all creatures here below

Praise him above all you heav'nly hosts

Praise Father Son and Holy Ghost

BRIDGE

I believe believe, O triune God of love

I believe believe, You are merciful and just

I believe your redemption

I believe that death will die

And I will see resurrection

Unto everlasting life

You are the alpha the omega

Beginning and the end

With all creation we're yearning —

Oh Yahweh come again!

Yours is the kingdom and the wisdom

And the power evermore

Yours is the beauty and the glory

We will endlessly adore

You are holy — holy, holy holy

You are holy — holy, holy holy

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