Happy Mother's Day to all mothers, including my very own. I was looking through the hymnal today for a good hymn for this holiday, and I encountered this rather obvious choice. It is sung to the same tune as Faith Of Our Fathers, its better known relative.
It will be difficult for me to improve on the many wonderful things said and written about mothers on this important day. This song, however, points out the "spiritual significance" and influence mother can—and should—have in the lives of children and others.
Praise the Lord for godly mothers everywhere!
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, 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.
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Lovely and appropriate for the day and commemoration.
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