Old-Time Hymns With 'Faith' in the Title Quiz

Answer: Hebrews 11

Hebrews 11 is known as the Faith Chapter. In the New King James Version Bible the word 'faith' appears twenty-four times in the chapter and the word 'faithful' once. The chapter commends the faith of a long list of people, including the likes of Abel, Abraham, Sarah and Rahab the prostitute.

John H. Yates, writer of the hymn 'Faith Is the Victory', was born No­vem­ber 21, 1837 in Ba­ta­via, New York and died Sep­tem­ber 5, 1900 in Ba­ta­via. According to Cyberhymnal.org, Yates worked at a num­ber of jobs, in­clud­ing shoe sales­man, news­pa­per ed­it­or and hard­ware store man­ag­er before becoming a Methodist minister in 1886. The music for 'Faith Is the Victory' was composed by Ira D. Sank­ey.

Here are the words to 'Faith Is the Victory':

"Encamped along the hills of light,
Ye Christian soldiers, rise.
And press the battle ere the night
Shall veil the glowing skies.
Against the foe in vales below
Let all our strength be hurled.
Faith is the victory, we know,
That overcomes the world.

Refrain:
Faith is the victory! Faith is the victory!
O glorious victory, that overcomes the world.

His banner over us is love,
Our sword the Word of God.
We tread the road the saints above
With shouts of triumph trod.
By faith, they like a whirlwind's breath,
Swept on o'er every field.
The faith by which they conquered death
Is still our shining shield.

[Refrain]

On every hand the foe we find
Drawn up in dread array.
Let tents of ease be left behind,
And onward to the fray.
Salvation's helmet on each head,
With truth all girt about,
The earth shall tremble 'neath our tread,
And echo with our shout.

[Refrain]

To him that overcomes the foe,
White raiment shall be giv'n.
Before the angels he shall know
His name confessed in Heav'n.
Then onward from the hill of light,
Our hearts with love aflame,
We'll vanquish all the hosts of night,
In Jesus' conqu'ring Name.

[Refrain]"

Answer: John Wesley

John Wesley and his brother Charles Wesley were co-founders of the Methodist movement in the United Kingdom in the late 1700s.

Charles Wesley is credited with writing more than 6,000 hymns and many of them remain popular today. Wikipedia states John Wesley's work and writings played a leading role in the development of the Holiness movement and Pentecostalism. The Website also states a key step in the development of John Wesley's ministry was to travel and preach outdoors.

Here are the words to 'Author of Faith, Eternal Word':

"Author of faith, eternal Word,
Whose Spirit breathes the active flame;
Faith like its finisher and Lord,
Today as yesterday the same.

To Thee our humble hearts aspire,
And ask the gift unspeakable;
Increase in us the kindled fire,
In us the work of faith fulfill.

By faith we know Thee strong to save;
Save us, a present Savior Thou!
Whate'er we hope, by faith we have
Future and past subsisting now.

To him that in Thy Name believes
Eternal life with Thee is given;
Into Himself He all receives,
Pardon and holiness, and Heaven.

The things unknown to feeble sense,
Unseen by reason's glimmering ray,
With strong commanding evidence
Their heavenly origin display.

Faith lends its realizing light,
The clouds disperse, the shadows fly;
Th' invisible appears in sight,
And God is seen by mortal eye."

Answer: Amazing Grace

John Newton wrote a number of hymns, but without question the most popular one is 'Amazing Grace'. It was written in the same year he wrote 'By Faith I Walk With God'. Newton was a former slave trader who had a conversion experience and became an ordained evangelical Anglican clergyman.

Here are the words to 'By Faith In Christ I walk With God':

"By faith in Christ I walk with God,
With Heav'n, my journey's end, in view;
Supported by His staff and rod,
My road is safe and pleasant too.

I travel through a desert wide
Where many round me blindly stray;
But He vouchsafes to be my Guide,
And will not let me miss my way.

Though snares and dangers throng my path,
And earth and hell my course withstand;
I triumph over all by faith,
Guarded by His almighty hand.

The wilderness affords no food,
But God for my support prepares;
Provides me every needful good,
And frees my soul from wants and cares.

With Him sweet converse I maintain,
Great as He is I dare be free;
I tell Him all my grief and pain,
And He reveals His love to me.

Some cordial from His Word He brings,
Whene'er my feeble spirit faints;
At once my soul revives and sings,
And yields no more to sad complaints.

I pity all that worldlings talk
Of pleasures that will quickly end;
Be this my choice, O Lord, to walk
With Thee, my Guide, my Guard, my Friend."

Answer: Ni­co­las le Tour­neaux

Ni­co­las le Tour­neaux is the correct answer. He ws born April 30, 1640 in Rouen, France and died No­vem­ber 28, 1686 in Vill­iers sur Fere, Sois­sons, France. According to Cyberhymnal.org, le Tourneaux, who was born to poor par­ents, displayed un­com­mon abil­i­ty at an ear­ly age, and at­tract­ed the no­tice of M. du Fosset, Maître des Comptes at Rouen, who sent him to the Jes­u­it col­lege at Paris, where he made "re­mark­a­ble prog­ress" in his stu­dies. In 1662 he was admitted to the priests' or­ders by spe­cial dis­pen­sa­tion, though still under canonic­al age.

Here are the words for 'An Exile For the Faith':

"An exile for the faith,
Of His incarnate Lord,
Beyond the stars, beyond all space,
His soul in vision soared.

There saw in glory Him
Who liveth, and was dead,
There Judah's Lion, and the Lamb
That for our ransom bled.

There of the Kingdom learned
The mysteries sublime;
How, sown in martyrs' blood, the faith
Should spread from clime to clime.

Lord, give us grace, like him,
In Thee to live and die;
To spurn the fleeting things of earth,
And seek for joys on high.

Jesus, our risen Lord,
We praise Thee and adore,
Who art with God the Father One
And Spirit evermore."

Answer: Canadian James Naismith invents basketball

Out of the four events, the only one that took place in 1891 was the invention of basketball by Canadian James Naismith. For the record, the Spanish-American War ended in 1899, Australia became a country in 1901 and the first flight of the Wright Brothers was in 1903.

In addition to 'My Faith Has Found a Resting Place', Eliza E. Hwewitt wrote a number of other hymns and some of them are still popular today.

Some hymn books show the author of 'My Faith Has Found a Resting Place' as Liddie H. Ed­munds. However, Cyberhymnal.org points out Hewitt used Liddie H. Edmunds as a pseu­do­nym.


Here are the words to 'My Faith Has Found a Resting Place':

"My faith has found a resting place,
Not in device or creed;
I trust the ever living One,
His wounds for me shall plead.

Refrain:
I need no other argument,
I need no other plea,
It is enough that Jesus died,
And that He died for me.

Enough for me that Jesus saves,
This ends my fear and doubt;
A sinful soul I come to Him,
He'll never cast me out.

[Refrain]

My heart is leaning on the Word,
The living Word of God,
Salvation by my Savior's Name,
Salvation through His blood.

[Refrain]

My great Physician heals the sick,
The lost He came to save;
For me His precious blood He shed,
For me His life He gave.

[Refrain]"

Answer: True

True. In addition to the hymn 'Faith Of Our Fathers', there are hymns titled 'Faith Of Our Mothers' and 'Faith Of Our Brothers'.

'Faith Of Our Fathers' was written in 1849 by Fred­e­rick W. Fa­ber and according to Cyberhymnal.org, it was sung at the fun­er­al of Amer­i­can pre­si­dent Frank­lin Roos­e­velt, held in the East Room of the White House in Wash­ing­ton, D. C., in 1945.

'Faith Of Our Mothers' was written circa 1920 by Ar­thur B. Pat­ten (1864-1952). Wikipedia states Patten was "a distinguished United States Congregational Church clergyman who served congregations in New England and the Pacific coast."

Meanwhile, Su­san H. Pe­ter­son, wrote 'Faith Of Our Brothers' in 1997, adapting the words from 'Faith Of Our Fathers'. Peterson's hymn tells of the per­se­cu­tion of the church in various countries around the world.

Here are the words to 'Faith of Our Fathers':

'Faith of our fathers, living still,
In spite of dungeon, fire and sword;
O how our hearts beat high with joy
Whenever we hear that glorious Word!

Refrain:
Faith of our fathers, holy faith!
We will be true to thee till death.

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.

[Refrain]

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]"

Here are the words to Ar­thur B. Pat­ten's hymn '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."

Here are the words to Su­san H. Pe­ter­son's 'Faith Of Our Brothers':

"Faith of our brothers, suffering sore,
Enduring prison, famine, and sword,
O Holy Spirit, give comfort, we pray,
May they this day find strength in Thy Word.
Faith of our brothers, holy faith,
May they be true to thee till death!

Tortured and killed for Thy dear Name,
Lord, give them grace to count all but loss,
May they hold steadfast to the end,
Sharing the sufferings of the cross.
Faith of our brothers, holy faith,
May they be true to thee till death!

Our brothers, chained in prisons dark,
Are still in heart and conscience free,
O may they know thy deep, sweet peace,
Fill them with joy for all to see.
Faith of our brothers, holy faith,
May they be true to thee till death!

Faith of our brothers! May they love
Both friend and foe in all their strife,
And preach Thee too, as love knows how,
By kindly words and virtuous life.
Faith of our brothers, holy faith,
May they be true to thee till death!

And Lord, may we be ready too,
To give our lives, if needed, for Thee,
May we be strong in Thy great strength,
And live each day, committed to Thee.
Faith of all brothers, holy faith,
May we be true to thee till death!"

Answer: At least 8,000

Fanny Crosby, the undisputed queen of hymn writers, is credited with writing at least 8,000 hymns. However, some Websites state she might have written as many as 9,000 hymns because a number of her submissions were published under pseudonyms. Legend has it publishers insisted she use pseudonyms to hide the fact she wrote the vast majority of hymns in their hymn books.

Here are the words to 'Faith In Jesus':

"Gracious Lord, Thou canst make me clean;
Hide not Thy face from me;
Sick and faint, as the leper came,
Jesus, I come to Thee.
Thou canst remove the plague of sin,
Washing my inmost soul;
Jesus, I come with breaking heart,
Help me and make me whole.

Refrain:
Gracious Lord, Thou canst make me clean;
Speak, and my soul shall live;
O my faith will not let Thee go
Till Thou my sin forgive.

Gracious Lord, Thou canst make me clean;
Weary and sad am I;
Bending low at Thy sacred feet,
Hear my repentant cry;
Faith in Thy Word has led me here,
Faith cannot plead in vain;
Lord, I believe; O cleanse me now,
Wash me from every stain.

[Refrain]

Gracious Lord, Thou canst make me clean;
Lord, I am pleading still;
Now I hear from Thy lips divine,
'Child, thou hast faith -- I will';
Joy to my soul, great joy has come,
Mourning and tears are o'er;
Sweet are Thy words of love to me,
'Go thou, and sin no more.'

[Refrain]"

Answer: The father of English hymnody

Watts is regarded as the father of English hymnody, according to Wikipedia and a number of other Websites. Watts wrote an estimated 750 hymns and while a number of hymnists who followed are credited with writing more hymns, Watts is seen as the person who was largely responsible for giving birth to hymn writing.

Previously, Christians would sing Psalms directly from the Bible. "Notably, Watts led by including new poetry for original songs of Christian experience to be used in worship," Wikipedia reports.

Here are the words to 'Tis by Faith of Joys to Come':

"'Tis by the faith of joys to come
We walk through deserts dark as night;
Till we arrive at Heav'n our home,
Faith is our guide, and faith our light.

The want of sight she well supplies,
She makes the pearly gates appear;
Far into distant worlds she pries,
And brings eternal glories near.

Cheerful we tread the desert through,
While faith inspires a heav'nly ray;
Though lions roar, and tempests blow,
And rocks and dangers fill the way.

So Abra'm, by divine command,
Left his own house to walk with God;
His faith beheld the promised land,
And fired his zeal along the road."

Answer: England

Charles Wesley was born in England and spent practically all his life there, with the exception of a few months in the United States. He was born De­cem­ber 18, 1707 in Ep­worth, Lin­coln­shire and died March 29, 1788 in Lon­don. He is buried at Ma­ry­le­bone Par­ish Church in Lon­don.

According to Wikipedia, Wesley was appointed Secretary of Indian Affairs in 1735 for the Georgia Colony but left less than a year later as "he was largely rejected by the settlers."

Here are the words to 'Let Us Plead For Faith Alone':

"Let us plead for faith alone
Faith which by our works is shown;
God it is Who justifies,
Only faith the grace applies.

Active faith that lives within,
Conquers hell and death and sin,
Hallows whom it first made whole,
Forms the Savior in the soul.

Let us for this faith contend,
Sure salvation is the end;
Heaven already is begun,
Everlasting life is won.

Only let us persevere
Till we see our Lord appear,
Never from the Rock remove,
Saved by faith which works by love."

Answer: First World War begins

The First World War erupted in 1914 and lasted until 1918. Incidentally, Queen Victoria died in 1901 and Grover Cleveland served as U.S. president from 1885-1889 and from 1893-1897. Meanwhile, Adolf Hitler was born April 20, 1889.

Unfortunately little is known about George H. Carr, writer of 'The Old Book and the Old Faith' with some Websites devoted to the history of hymns inviting visitors to submit information about him.

Here are the words to 'The Old Book and the Old Faith':

"Mid the storms of doubt and unbelief, we fear,
Stands a Book eternal that the saints hold dear;
Thro' the restless ages it remains the same-
'Tis the Book of God, and the Bible is its name!

Refrain:
The old Book and the old faith
Are the Rock on which I stand!
The old Book and the old faith
Are the bulwark of the land!

Thro' storm and stress they stand the test
In every clime and nation blessed;
The old Book and the old faith
Are the hope of every land!

[Refrain]
'Tis the Book that tells us of the Father's love,
When He sent His Son to us from Heav'n above,
Who by richest promise creates hope within,
For 'tis through His blood we are saved from every sin!

[Refrain]

'Tis the Book that tells us of the will of God
And the Savior's teachings while the earth He trod-
How He soothed earth's sorrows and relieved its woe,
Through Whom strength is given to conquer every foe!

[Refrain]

'Tis the Book that tells us of eternal life,
After faithful service in a world of strife,
And this glorious triumph over death's dark fears
Is the world's best gift in an age of countless tears.

[Refrain]

Oh, the grand old Book and the dear old faith
Are the Rock on which I stand!
Oh, the grand old Book and the dear old faith
Are the hope of every land!"

Here is a list of some other hymns that have the words 'faith' and 'faithful' in the title:

-- 'Be a Faithful Witness for the Lord'
-- 'Be Firm and Faithful'
-- 'By Faith We Find the Place Above'
-- 'Come, Faithful People'
-- 'Come Hither, Ye Faithful'
-- 'Come Let Us Join With Faithful Souls'
-- 'Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Anthem'
-- 'Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain'
-- 'Faith Brings the Victory'
-- 'Faith Grasps the Blessing'
-- 'Faith in Jesus'
-- 'Faith in the Blood'
-- 'Faith in the Word of God'
-- 'Faith is a Living Power from Heaven'
-- 'Faith Means We're Sure'
-- 'Faithful Shepherd, Feed Me'
-- 'Fear Not, Thou Faithful Christian Flock'
-- 'Fearless and Thankful, Trusting and True'
-- 'Give Me the Faith Which Can Remove'
-- 'Give Me the Wings of Faith'
-- 'Great Is Thy Faithfulness'
-- 'I Know My Faith Is Founded'
-- 'Let Christian Faith and Hope Dispel'
-- 'My Faith Looks Up to Thee'
-- 'My Faith Temptation Shall Not Move'
-- 'O, for a Faith That Will Not Shrink'
-- 'Our Children, Lord, in Faith and Prayer'
-- 'When I Fear My Faith Will Fail'
-- 'We Walk by Faith' (Alford)
-- 'We Walk by Faith' (Crosby)
-- 'With Solemn Faith We Offer Up'
-- 'Give Me the Faith Which Can Remove'
-- 'Give Me the Wings of Faith'