FAITH OF OUR MOTHERS - A. B. Patten

Arthur Bardwell Patten (who often signed his name "A. B. Patten") (March 26, 1864 to May 10, 1952) was a distinguished United States Congregational Church clergyman who served congregations in New England and the Pacific coast. He was the author of books, hymn texts and poems. His best remembered work is the hymn text “Faith of Our Mothers” written circa 1920.

FAITH OF OUR MOTHERS

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, living 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.