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The Making Of ‘Faith Of Our Fathers’

The unexpected, rich history of the All Saints Day hymn, “Faith of Our Fathers,” is a tour of England’s — and America’s — religious turmoil. By Darryl Podunavac.

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by DARRYL PODUNAVAC, Register correspondent Wednesday, Oct 25, 2006 7:00 AM Comments (0)

My boss asked me the other day if I knew anything about the hymn “Faith of Our Fathers.” Since I have been an organist in the Catholic Church for about 25 years now, I must have played the hymn dozens of times at Mass, but I could tell him little.

My boss is a priest from Spain — and it was interesting to me that he was fascinated by the text of this English hymn that most Catholics in

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