{"slug": "faith-of-our-fathers", "title": "Faith of Our Fathers", "first_line": "Faith of our fathers, living still", "author": "frederick-faber", "author_date": "1849", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 8, 8, 8], "doubled": false, "refrain": true, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Faith", "Faithfulness", "The Church", "Martyrs"], "scripture": ["Hebrews 11:1", "Jude 1:3", "2 Timothy 4:7"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "faber-jesus-and-mary-1849", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Frederick W. Faber, 1849; refrain by James G. Walton, 1874. All authors d. pre-1931.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "hymnary_ids": {"text_auth": "faith_of_our_fathers_living_still", "total_instances": 934}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Faith of our fa -- thers, liv -- ing still, In spite of dun -- geon, fire and sword; O how our hearts beat high with joy When -- e'er we hear that glo -- rious Word!", "prose": ["Faith of our fathers, living still,", "In spite of dungeon, fire and sword;", "O how our hearts beat high with joy", "Whene'er we hear that glorious Word!"]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Faith of our fa -- thers, we will strive To win all na -- tions un -- to Thee; And through the truth that comes from God, We all shall then be tru -- ly free.", "prose": ["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."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Faith of our fa -- thers, we will love Both friend and foe in all our strife; And preach Thee, too, as love knows how By kind -- ly words and vir -- tuous life.", "prose": ["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."]}}, "refrain": {"syllabified": "Faith of our fa -- thers, ho -- ly faith! We will be true to thee till death.", "prose": ["Faith of our fathers, holy faith!", "We will be true to thee till death."]}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}