En Esto Creo (El Credo)

Belief is stated line by line in "En Esto Creo (El Credo)," and the structure follows the old creeds. The first verse names the Father as "autor de la creación," then says "el Verbo se encarnó," the Word became flesh, which is John 1:14. The chorus restates the whole outline: "Creo en nuestro Dios el Padre y en su hijo Cristo el Rey, creo en el Espíritu Santo, Dios tres en uno es."

The second verse stays with Jesus. He is called "mi juez y mi abogado," an advocate, as in 1 John 2:1, and the stanza walks through "sufriste en la cruz, me has perdonado," the descent "a las tinieblas," and the rising "en gloria y poder." The details track 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 on Christ dying and being raised.

The bridge turns the creed into a personal confession, "creo en ti Jesús, creo que tú vivo estás, creo que Jesús es el Señor," and a final list reaches forward: "creo en la vida eterna," "creo en la comunión," "creo que resucitaremos y en gloria volverás," a hope that resembles 1 Thessalonians 4:16. Every verb is the same, "creo," I believe.