Faith of our fathers, living still

This hymn fills my spirit with wonder... each line is like a cord through my heart. It leaves me wondering about the days of long ago and how humans have defied great odds to keep their faith alive and pass it down to each generation

I just want to make my pledge having seen this song that I will hold unto my faith, contend for it, and I won't love my life unto the dead.

May God help me.

Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them. (Psa 22:4 kjv)

Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and the people of Israel when in Egypt, in the times of the judges, and in all ages, as they were sojourners, and went from place to place, especially the patriarchs, and were often in trouble and distress, when they called upon you LORD, looked to YOU, and put their trust and confidence in YOU. Their confidence and trust was not in themselves, their own wisdom, riches, and strength, not in others, not in any mere creature, nor in any outward thing, or arm of flesh. But in you the Lord Jehovah, in whom is everlasting strength Hallelujah. They believed in your power that you were able to help and deliver them, and they had faith in you Lord. They depended upon YOUR WORD and PROMISE, and were PERSUADED you would never suffer YOUR faithfulness to fail. Our fathers committed themselves to you Lord, and stayed themselves on you. they constantly and continually put their faith and trust in you at all times.

Our father Paul and others apostles hung their faith only on you and the SAYINGS OF YOURS which is always true.

That is why PAUL will say, “FOR ME TO LIVE IS CHRIST AND TO DIE IS GAIN” because they have the FAITH knowing whom they believed and are persuaded that you are able to keep that which they commit unto you.

OH FAITH OF OUR FATHERS A HOLY FAITH, I WILL BE TRUE TO YOU TILL DEATH. Amen

I'm glad I found this hymn here. I am planning my father's funeral and have been looking for this.

An inspirational hymn, that pierces right through my spirit and, reminds me of the great God I serve.

This song enriches me with Joy. The Lord is in the business of blessing everyone. He knows how to do the best of things. Faith is everything we need to win right from our Spiirt mind .... into the context of the world.

God is a God of restoration and upliftment. We will be true to God and to one another in love. Thank You Lord.

Faithfully.

I really love what is happening here, beside am an Adventist.

Faith of our father is a song that encourages me continue in Faith and it is based on old time region, which is good for any one that really want to make heaven at last. A good song.

I love the song, I heard it in deeper life. Spiritual the song has nothing to do with our local churches, this song also talks about the faith our fathers demonstrated which is recorded in the book of Hebrews 11. Lets execute the faith of Abraham, Enoch and all our fathers who by faith believed in God.

I read those comments I too learned the version with Mary's prayers.

But on looking more into the author he was an Anglican priest who converted to Catholicism in 1847 and write faith of our fathers two years later.

The original words where county back there and Mary's prayers must have been added later.

I remember this being used as a catholic battle hymn.

But that wasn't the intention He was obviously writing about going back to our original faith remember Britain was once catholic.

Also I think with his conversion in -1847 and writing this 1849.

We can safely assume it's definitely a catholic hymn.

Especially when he was criticised and heckled during his life by Methodists for introducing catholic theology into his mass.