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Faith 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! |
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Our fathers, chained in prisons dark, Were still in heart and conscience free; And blest would be their children’s fate, If they, like them should die for thee: Faith of our fathers! holy faith! We will be true to thee till death! |
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Faith of our fathers, we will strive To win all nations unto thee; And through the truth that comes from God Mankind shall then indeed be free. Faith of our fathers! holy faith! We will be true to thee till death! |
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Faith of our fathers, we will love Both friend and foe in all our strife, And preach thee, too, as love knows how By kindly words and virtuous life. Faith of our fathers! holy faith! We will be true to thee till death! |
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Little Dunham, Norfolk
I am a committed Anglican but went to a Catholic boarding school - this is by far my favourite hymn - it is truly wonderful - As a result of my school days I have always considered myself as an Anglo/Catholic - if that makes sense - I embrace both paths.
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Great hymn... What a solemn call to contemporary Christians to retrace their steps back to the ancient pathway of absolute consecration.
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
I agree Christine. I remember singing this hymn in Primary School and the tune was much more rousing.
I also remember the tune as 'Oh bread of heaven beneath this veil, though dost my very God conceal...'
Brings back great childhood memories from times when we saw the world very differently.
Sadly, religion is a diminishing force in the world, and Catholicism is one of many religions fighting for influence.
Finally, 'martyrdom' has deeply negative connotations in these days of suicide bombers. I know the contexts are often very different, but the Catholic church celebrates the likes of Thomas More as martyrs even though he was responsible for the deaths of many people of conscience in his times.
Faith of our Fathers is like a call to arms for Catholics, in my opinion not appropriate for the modern age. There's enough so-called 'religious' conflict.
Nowadays, I fell more inspired by more inclusive songs such as the Internationale, or pop songs like John Lennon's 'Imagine'.
Mersin, Içel, Turkey
The tune you have given for this very old Catholic hymn ''Faith of our Fathers Living Still'' is not correct at all.
The tune you have given is for ''O Bread of Heaven Beneath this Veil''
What has happened to the ORIGINAL TUNE please?!! I can't find it anywhere and I believe it speaks for us again at this time in the holy Church.
Calabar, Cross River, Nigeria
I woke up this morning and my spirit got connected to this song. I hummed and then sang. My heart was reminded of the faith I must keep in spite of all odds.
Lagos, Ikeja, Nigeria
Very blessed with this song. God blessed the writer.
Kampala, Uganda
Faith of our fathers Holy faith. We will be through to Thee till death.
Orillia, Ontario, Canada
Absolutely fantastic, God bless greatly. The old time religion is good enough for me.
Abuja, FCT, Nigeria
This is an highly inspirational song which leaves me thinking. These old missionaries were proud to showcase the level of faith displayed by their forefathers. What virtues are we in this present generation hope to leave behind, such that our own children too can proudly sing of long after we are gone? Unfortunately we are busy chasing the riches of this world, not mindful of the fact that such things are merely temporal.
Detroit, MI, United States
Frederick Faber felt the new religious movements that seemed so popular in his day were dangerous. He felt there was too much emphasis on the experience of the moment. After 3 years as an Anglican minister, he left that church and joined the Roman Catholic church. He appreciated the continuity with the past that he found there, and he respected the martyrs who had given their lives for Christ. But as a Roman Catholic, he missed the singing he had enjoyed as an Anglican. So he wrote hymns to fill the void. - Great Songs of Faith by Brown & Norton