Communion of Saints
Faith of Our Fathers
- Words:
- Frederick W. Faber, 1849. Refrain by James G. Walton, 1874.
- Music:
- 'St. Catherine' Henri F. Hemy (1818-1888).
- Setting:
- James G. Walton, 1874.
- Metre:
- 8 8 8 8 8 8
- 1Faith of our fathers, living still,In spite of dungeon, fire and sword;O how our hearts beat high with joy Whene'er we hear that glorious Word!Faith of our fathers, holy faith!We will be true to thee till death.
- 2Faith of our fathers, we will striveTo win all nations unto Thee;And through the truth that comes from God,We all shall then be truly free.Faith of our fathers, holy faith!We will be true to thee till death.
- 3Faith of our fathers, we will loveBoth friend and foe in all our strife;And preach Thee, too, as love knows howBy kindly words and virtuous life.Faith of our fathers, holy faith!We will be true to thee till death.
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- Written in 1849, the words are in 970 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
- The tune, St. Catherine, is in 971 hymnals. The tune →
Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The score is from the Open Hymnal Project (Brian J. Dumont), which places its own work in the public domain. Further sheet music is from PDHymns.com. The piano is the FluidR3 General MIDI sound font (MIT licence). How many hymnals print a hymn, and when it was written, is from Hymnary.org.