Great hymn... What a solemn call to contemporary Christians to retrace their steps back to the ancient pathway of absolute consecration.

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'.

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.

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.

Very blessed with this song. God blessed the writer.

Faith of our fathers Holy faith. We will be through to Thee till death.

Absolutely fantastic, God bless greatly. The old time religion is good enough for me.

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.

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

The FAITH of our FATHERS OF OLD is what Christ will be looking for at His Second Coming. Let him that thinketh he stand take heed lest he fall. Having done all to stand, STAND therefore in FAITH.