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FAITH OF OUR MOTHERS

Scripture Verse

Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for. Hebrews 11:1–2

Introduction

Words: Ar­thur B. Pat­ten, 1920.

Music: St. Ca­the­rine (Wal­ton) ar­ranged by James G. Wal­ton, in Crown of Je­sus Mu­sic, by Hen­ri F. He­my (Lon­don: Tho­mas Ri­chard­son & Sons, 1864) (🔊 ).

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Lyrics

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Young Mother
Georges M. de Tours (1848–1901)

Faith of our mo­thers, liv­ing still
In cra­dle song and bed­time pray­er;
In nur­se­ry lore and fire­side love,
Thy pre­sence still per­vades the air:
Faith of our mo­thers, liv­ing faith!
We will be true to thee to death.

Faith of our mo­thers, lov­ing faith,
Fount of our child­hood’s trust and grace,
Oh, may thy con­se­cra­tion prove
Source of a fin­er, nob­ler race:
Faith of our mo­thers, lov­ing faith,
We will be true to thee till death.

Faith of our mo­thers, guid­ing faith,
For youth­ful long­ing, youth­ful doubt,
How blurred our vi­sion, blind our way,
Thy pro­vi­den­tial care with­out:
Faith of our mo­thers, guid­ing faith,
We will be true to thee till death.

Faith of our mo­thers, Chris­tian faith,
Is truth be­yond our stum­bling creeds,
Still serve the home and save the Church,
And breathe thy spir­it through our deeds:
Faith of our mo­thers, Chris­tian faith!
We will be true to thee till death.