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Faith of our fathers! living still

Author:Frederick W. Faber (1849)
Meter:8.8.8.8.8.8
Topic:Father's Day; Loyalty; Pilgramage | and Conflict; Reformation Day; Christian Vocation and Pilgrimage; Brotherhood and Sisterhood; Church; Comfort; Commissioning; Commitment; Confidence; Courage; Discipleship; Ecumenism; Faith; Hope; Ministry; Providence; Saints; Suffering; Trust; Universe; Witness; World; Conscience; The Gospel; Liberty, Spiritual; Peace And Rest; Persecution Of Believers; Perseverance Of The Saints; Profession of Faith; Witnessing; Zeal
Language:English
First Line:Faith of our fathers! living still
Refrain First Line:Faith of our fathers, holy faith
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Hymnal InstanceTextAudioScoreInfo
Baptist Hymnal 1956 #252
Baptist Hymnal 1991 #352 Audio
Baptist Hymnal 2008 #594
Blue Psalter Hymnal #443
Celebration Hymnal #404
The Hymnal [of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the USA] #441 Text
The Hymnal 1982 #558
Gather #600
Hymnal of the Church of God #268
Trinity Hymnal #570 Text
Timeless Truths #315 TextAudioScore
The Worshiping Church #692 Text
The United Methodist Hymnal #710 TextAudio

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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.

Our fathers, chained in prisons dark,

Were still in heart and conscience free:

How sweet would be their children's fate,

If they, like them, could die for thee!

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Faith of our fathers! faith and prayer

Shall keep our country true to thee;

And through the truth that comes from God,

Our land shall then indeed be free.

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 deeds and virtuous life.