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Words by 1 Timothy 3:16, applied by Sarah Gothard for Mobile Hymns, 2024.Tune: 13th CenturyKey signature: E flat major (3 flats)Meter: IrregularPublic Domain(ESV) Great indeed, we confess, is the myst’ry of godliness: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.(NASB) Beyond question, great is the myst’ry of godliness: He who was revealed in the flesh, Was vindicated in the Spirit, Seen by angels Proclaimed among the nations, Believed on in the world, Taken up in glory.(KJV) And without controversy great is the myst’ry of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.