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'{{Other uses|Faith of Our Fathers (disambiguation){{!}}Faith of Our Fathers}} {{Infobox musical composition | name = Faith of Our Fathers | type = | image = <!-- without leading "File:" --> | alt = | caption = | translation = <!-- to English, if hymn name is a different language --> | native_name = <!-- if hymn name is the translation --> | native_name_lang = <!-- two-letter code --> | composer = | genre = [[Hymn]] | occasion = | text = [[Frederick William Faber]] | language = | written = 1849 | based_on = {{Sourcetext|source=Bible|version=King James|book=Hebrews|chapter=11|verse=6}} | meter = 8.8.8.8.8.8 | melody = "St. Catherine" by Henri F. Hemy | composed = <!-- {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}}|end_date={{End date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}}|location=}} --> | published = | misc = }} "'''Faith of our Fathers'''" is a [[Catholic]] [[hymn]], written in 1849<ref>{{cite book |title=A panorama of Christian hymnody |last=Routley |first=Erik |author-link=Erik Routley |author2=Paul Akers Richardson |year=2005 |publisher=GIA Publications |isbn=978-1-57999-352-8 |page=224}}</ref> by [[Frederick William Faber]] in memory of the [[List of Catholic martyrs of the English Reformation|Catholic Martyrs]] from the time of the [[Established Church|establishment]] of the [[Church of England]] by [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]] and [[Elizabeth I of England|Elizabeth]].<ref>{{cite book |title=101 hymn stories |last=Osbeck |first=Kenneth W. |year=1982 |publisher=Kregel Publications |isbn=978-0-8254-3416-7 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/101hymnstories0000osbe/page/72 72–73] |url=https://archive.org/details/101hymnstories0000osbe/page/72 }}</ref> Faber wrote two versions of the hymn: one with seven [[stanza]]s for Ireland, and another with four for England.<ref>{{cite book |title=Religion and identity |last=O'Sullivan |first=Patrick |year=1996 |publisher=[[University of Leicester|Leicester University Press]] |isbn=978-0-7185-1424-2 |page=85}}</ref> The Irish version was sung at [[hurling]] matches until the 1960s.<ref>{{cite book |title=Religion and identity |last=O'Sullivan |first=Patrick |year=1996 |publisher=[[University of Leicester|Leicester University Press]] |isbn=978-0-7185-1424-2 |page=88}}</ref> In England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland, it is usually sung to the traditional tune ''Sawston''; in the United States, the tune ''St Catherine'' by Henri Hemy is more commonly used. ==Lyrics== {{poemquote| Faith of our Fathers! living still In spite of dungeon, fire, and sword: Oh, 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! Faith of our Fathers! Holy Faith! We will be true to thee till death. Faith of our Fathers! Mary's prayers Shall win our country back to thee: And through the truth that comes from God England shall then indeed be free. Faith of our Fathers! Holy Faith! We will be true to thee till death. 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.<ref>Terry, Richard. "[https://archive.org/details/westminsterhymna00londuoft The Westminster Hymnal]". 1912, p. 196.</ref> }} In countries outside of England, the words "Our land" in the third stanza have been substituted for "England". ==Protestant adaptations== [[File:FaithOfOurFathers001.jpg|thumb|Faith of Our Fathers]] Many Protestant churches and hymnals use an adapted version, with a third verse altered to remove Marian references: {{poemquote| Faith of our Fathers! we will strive To win all nations unto thee, And through the truth that comes from God, Mankind shall then be truly free. }} Or they may use: {{poemquote| Faith of our Fathers! Faith and prayer Shall win all nations unto thee, And through the truth that comes from God, Mankind shall then be truly free. }} The final line of this verse has also been adapted as: "We all shall then be truly free."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/f/a/faithoof.htm |title=Faith of Our Fathers |website=www.cyberhymnal.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010209012731/http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/f/a/faithoof.htm |archive-date=2001-02-09}} </ref> In [[Christianity in Korea|Korean Protestant]] churches, the third verse is simply omitted. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Further reading== {{wikisource|Faith of Our Fathers}} * {{cite book |title=Modern messages from great hymns |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.87374 |last=Smith |first=Robert Elmer |year=1916 |publisher=[[The Abingdon press]] |oclc=2794208 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.87374/page/n157 147]–167}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Catholic music]] [[Category:English Christian hymns]] [[Category:1849 songs]] [[Category:Bing Crosby songs]] [[Category:19th-century hymns]]'