The early Roman baptismal creed, ancestor of the Apostles' Creed.
Most liturgical texts are from the Book of Common Prayer (2019) of the Anglican Church in North America.
The New Coverdale Psalter, © 2019 by the Anglican Church in North America. Used by permission.
The Old Roman Symbol is the early baptismal creed of the Church at Rome — the seed-form from which the received Apostles' Creed grew. Its Latin text is preserved by Rufinus of Aquileja (c. 390), its Greek by Marcellus of Ancyra in his letter to Pope Julius I (336–341); the Greek is probably the older, dating to a time when Greek still prevailed in the Roman congregation. The Symbol is shorter than the textus receptus — it lacks "Maker of heaven and earth," the descent into Hades, "communion of saints," and "life everlasting" — but its kernel is apostolic. Every article it contains is in full agreement with the New Testament.
Philip Schaff, The Creeds of Christendom, with a History and Critical Notes, vol. I, §7 ("The Apostles' Creed"). New York: Harper & Brothers, 1877; revised by David S. Schaff, 1931. Public domain; transcription from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library.
I believe in God the Father almighty;
and in Christ Jesus, his only Son, our Lord,
who was born of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary,
who was crucified under Pontius Pilate and was buried,
on the third day he rose again from the dead,
he ascended into heaven,
he sits at the right hand of the Father,
from thence he shall come to judge the living and the dead;
and in the Holy Spirit,
a holy church,
forgiveness of sins,
physical resurrection,
and unending life.
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