Faith of Our Fathers

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! we will strive

To win all na­tions un­to Thee;

And through the truth that comes from God

We all shall then be tru­ly 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 words and vir­tu­ous life.