Faith of Our Fathers

Versions of
Faith of Our Fathers (1849)
by Frederick William Faber

"Faith of our Fathers" is an English Catholic hymn, first published in Faber's Jesus and Mary hymnal in 1849. Faber wrote this hymn in memory of the Catholic martyrs from the time of the establishment of the Church of England by Henry VIII. Faber wrote two versions of the hymn: with seven stanzas for Ireland and with four for England.

In England and Ireland it is usually sung to the traditional tune Sawston; in the U.S. the tune St. Catherine by Henri Frederick Hemy is more commonly used.

1724801Faith of Our Fathers1849Frederick William Faber

Versions of Faith of Our Fathers include:

"Faith of our Fathers" in Catholic Hymns, 1st ed., 1853.
"Faith of our Fathers (for Ireland)" n Catholic Hymns, 1st ed., 1853.
"Faith of our Fathers" in Catholic Hymns, 2nd ed., 1860.
"Faith of our Fathers (for Ireland)" in Catholic Hymns, 2nd ed., 1860.
"Faith of Our Fathers" in The Catholic Prayer Book and Manual of Meditations, 1883
"Faith of Our Fathers" in The Canadian Soldiers' Song Book, 1918
"Faith of Our Fathers, Living Still" in The Army and Navy Hymnal, 1920
"Faith of Our Fathers" in The Army and Navy Hymnal, 1920
"Faith of Our Fathers" from sheet music, provenance unknown

Faith of Our Fathers

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