Tune Req: Melody for 'Faith of our Fathers'

Subject: Tune Req: Melody for 'Faith of our Fathers'
From: GUEST,Al B.
Date: 31 Oct 22 - 05:52 AM

Only one hymn tune is listed for this piece on hymnary.org

https://hymnary.org/text/faith_of_our_fathers_living_still

Frank Patterson sings it to a different tune:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scNlh89bCLg

Anybody know the author of this latter tune?

Cheers, Al

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Melody for 'Faith of our Fathers'
From: GUEST,Al B.
Date: 31 Oct 22 - 06:23 AM

Found it: Sawston

https://youtu.be/v7mEJURp_F0

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Melody for 'Faith of our Fathers'
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 31 Oct 22 - 06:38 AM

It's the latter tune I have always known. It always makes me laugh how many songs are appropriated on Irish folk compilations. This one has the words written by a Yorkshireman set to a tune from Cambridgeshire:-D