I have been singing this hymn since I was a child. My father taught me to sing it. He's gone to heaven many years ago but his faith still lives with me and in me!
How much I always love this song my father is not hear anymore but on father's day l love to play it the faith of my loving father still lives with me he was the best Dad in the world to me god rest is soul.
Faith of Our Fathers (hymn) "Faith of our Fathers" is a Catholic hymn, written in 1849 by Frederick William Faber in memory of the Catholic martyrs from the time of the establishment of the Church of England by Henry VIII and Elizabeth.
“That life only really begins when it ends here on earth, that all that is here is only the prologue before the curtain goes up - that is for young and old alike to think about.” - Dietrich Bonhoeffer
I am an ELCA Lutheran from South Carolina. I play the piano and organ. Today (September 9), I played this for Sunday School Assembly. I did so because part of our lesson was taken from Hebrews 11:1-3, 6. To all denominations: If this is your Scripture for the Day, this is a good hymn to compliment it.
Shocked to find out it's a Catholic hymn! It almost sounds Anglican. Either way, beautiful hymn. I first heard this on an old Bing Crosby Christmas record actually and fell in love with it then. Found out in the past few years that Crosby was a devout Catholic, so found it interesting that he'd include what I thought was an Anglican hymn on his record, but figured he did it for record sales, since most of his audience was protestant. Great to find out it actually is a Catholic hymn :D
Well it was written by a convert from Anglicanism. If you look at the lyrics carefully you can see that the "fathers" refereed to are recusant Catholic martyrs of England who held to the ancient faith in spite of their vicious systematic persecution under Elizabeth and others.
An Anglicanised version exists in most Anglican hymnals. (One that doesn't include a prayer for the intercession of Mary for the conversion of England to Catholicism.) Interestingly, the alternative tune listed in the Book of Common Praise is MELITA (from Eternal Father Strong to Save). I'd love to hear it set to the alternative tune.
Our version is a bit more egalitarian and 'broad church.' GIA (whose edition we sing from), omits the following: Faith of our fathers! Mary's prayers Shall win our country back to thee; And from 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.
I find hymn tempi to be HIGHLY subjective. In my current position position, the Music Director often conducts the hymns and inevitably I think they are either too fast or too slow. It's a very personal thing. I used to get all bent out of shape about comments on tempi. Now I'm just happy people are listening and sharing. Carry on! :)
people died for catholicism. but people also died for their protestantism. and in algeria the french beheaded you if you were a muslim refusing to become a catholic. now, has anyone written a hymn for them? has the r.c. church not made them saints? after all, they died for THEIR faiths so must be now residing in heaven. don[t say they are not .... THEY ARE.
How much I always love this song my father is not hear anymore but on father's day l love to play it the faith of my loving father still lives with me he was the best Dad in the world to me god rest is soul.
I have been singing this hymn since I was a child. My father taught me to sing it. He's gone to heaven many years ago but his faith still lives with me and in me!
May he rest in peace and rise in glory. From a Protestant Christian.
Absolutely EXCELLENT! This is the way these old great hymns should be played!
This ORGANIST is superb! Thank you sir!
How much I always love this song my father is not hear anymore but on father's day l love to play it the faith of my loving father still lives with me he was the best Dad in the world to me god rest is soul.
I know what you mean I feel the same. Our fathers still live, forever in our hearts.
Oh how I love, and have always loved, this hymn. I had it played at my dad's funeral and so I am crying now. Lovely organ!
Beautiful
We owe so much,especially our Faith,to our martyrs.Oh to have such Faith that we would give our lives in His name.
I am a Lutheran from South India. We sing this very often.I am happy to see there are many people across the globe who like the same hymns.
very inspirational song. oh our Father's may thy souls rest in peace.
Great hymn during Confirmation to encourage the confirmadi to carry on The Faith of Our Father, living still.....l
5/19/2019
Still love it anyway..
As noted below, this hymn was written by a Catholic priest, but, oddly, it is considered by many to be a Protestant hymn.
mindspring57 Catholic or Protestant, it is a beautiful hymn and thank God for it. Oh how sweet it sounds....
Dak G It is an origanal Catholic hymn.
Faith of Our Fathers (hymn) "Faith of our Fathers" is a Catholic hymn, written in 1849 by Frederick William Faber in memory of the Catholic martyrs from the time of the establishment of the Church of England by Henry VIII and Elizabeth.
Very popular among Anglicans
Doesn't the original version end with a verse praying for the conversion of England (to Catholicism?)
I like the registrations, adventurous. Reeds on the second verse? Cool! I enjoyed the reharmonization too, it was adventurous but totally singable.
“That life only really begins when it ends here on earth, that all that is here is only the prologue before the curtain goes up - that is for young and old alike to think about.”
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Faith of our Fathers , Mary’s prayers …
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I am an ELCA Lutheran from South Carolina. I play the piano and organ. Today (September 9), I played this for Sunday School Assembly. I did so because part of our lesson was taken from Hebrews 11:1-3, 6. To all denominations: If this is your Scripture for the Day, this is a good hymn to compliment it.
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Absolutely fantastic!
Beatiful song
I think that this is a beautiful version.
Very touching. God bless us.-
Fathers Day
Wonderful... Brings me back to my youth when this hymn was style popular... Too bad it's not sung more often.
Blessed.
Shocked to find out it's a Catholic hymn! It almost sounds Anglican. Either way, beautiful hymn. I first heard this on an old Bing Crosby Christmas record actually and fell in love with it then. Found out in the past few years that Crosby was a devout Catholic, so found it interesting that he'd include what I thought was an Anglican hymn on his record, but figured he did it for record sales, since most of his audience was protestant. Great to find out it actually is a Catholic hymn :D
Grant Grissom All the BEST Hymns are Catholic, we're the ones who wrote and arranged most of them. 😄
Well it was written by a convert from Anglicanism. If you look at the lyrics carefully you can see that the "fathers" refereed to are recusant Catholic martyrs of England who held to the ancient faith in spite of their vicious systematic persecution under Elizabeth and others.
An Anglicanised version exists in most Anglican hymnals. (One that doesn't include a prayer for the intercession of Mary for the conversion of England to Catholicism.) Interestingly, the alternative tune listed in the Book of Common Praise is MELITA (from Eternal Father Strong to Save). I'd love to hear it set to the alternative tune.
To the tune of St Catherine
I had no idea! Thanks for that information!
AMEN
Jesus loves you all repent and give your life to Christ God bless you all Amen 🙏
Reputed to have been banned Post Vatican II in Liverpool Archdiocese as being divisive?
Our version is a bit more egalitarian and 'broad church.' GIA (whose edition we sing from), omits the following:
Faith of our fathers! Mary's prayers
Shall win our country back to thee;
And from 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.
Sane tempo.
"I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
Jesus Christ would seem to indicate that this is doubtful.
Not the tune I remember for faith of our Fathers, this reminds me of something else
This is the tune most often employed, but maybe the tune you remember can be found here. hymnary.org/text/faith_of_our_fathers_living_still
It's good, but why so slow??
I agree. It is a little slow for my liking. I changed the tempo in the video to 1.25 and seems to be better with the tempo. They did do great though!
Yeah, the performance is great; I just wonder who chose the tempo. Maybe this was during the offertory--that could explain it.
It is this speed because I love it this speed. No other explanation required. :) You say "slow." I say "grand."
I find hymn tempi to be HIGHLY subjective. In my current position position, the Music Director often conducts the hymns and inevitably I think they are either too fast or too slow. It's a very personal thing. I used to get all bent out of shape about comments on tempi. Now I'm just happy people are listening and sharing. Carry on! :)
In memory of Jan Hus.
2:07 fix yur pipes. 3:47 is a special moment
I thought it was a Methodist hymn. Anyway, still a beautiful song.
+Adelaide Arthur Always been very much a Catholic hymn.
It's a song of the Recusant Catholics persecuted by the Protestants in England.
we sang this all the time in the Lutheran church
people died for catholicism. but people also died for their protestantism. and in algeria the french beheaded you if you were a muslim refusing to become a catholic.
now, has anyone written a hymn for them?
has the r.c. church not made them saints?
after all, they died for THEIR faiths so must be now residing in heaven.
don[t say they are not .... THEY ARE.
People outside the Church cannot be made saints.
Valid comments, but totally irrelevant to the issue in question.
How much I always love this song my father is not hear anymore but on father's day l love to play it the faith of my loving father still lives with me he was the best Dad in the world to me god rest is soul.