domenici,
Go to www.annusfidei.va/content/novaevangelizatio/.../inno-musicale.html
The 'hymn' is available as a PDF. However the verses are in Italian! And English translation is promised 'soon'.
Peter G

I stumbled upon that site months ago. The "comming soon" translation has still not arrived.

I don't read Italian, and I can't find the lyrics outside of the sheet music (to Google-Translate it).
Can anyone provide an unofficial translation?

Something about walking and being burdened by concerns that distract us from God, some hope for the future, some "brotherhood of man" nonsense... or something?

They say "time flies," but it kinda looks like the 1970s only recently made it to Rome.

Here's a translation (from the Italian text):

CREDO, DOMINE

Inno per l’Anno della Fede

CREDO, DOMINE
Hymn for the Year of Faith

Camminiamo, carichi di attese,
a tentoni nella notte.
Tu ci incontri nell’Avvento della storia, sei per noi il Figlio dell’Altissimo. Credo, Domine !
Con i santi, che camminano fra noi, Signore, noi ti chiediamo:
adauge nobis fidem !

Credo, Domine, adauge nobis fidem !

We are walking, laden with waiting,
groping our way in the night.
You meet us in the Advent of history; you are for us the Son of the Most High. Credo, Domine!
With the saints, who walk among us, Lord, we ask you:
adauge nobis fidem! [Increase our faith!]
Credo, Domine, adauge nobis fidem !

Camminiamo, deboli e sperduti, senza il pane quotidiano.
Tu ci nutri con la luce del Natale, sei per noi la stella del mattino. Credo, Domine !

Con Maria, la prima dei credenti, Signore, noi ti preghiamo: adauge nobis fidem !

Credo, Domine, adauge nobis fidem !

We are walking, weak and lost, without our daily bread.
You feed us with the light of Christmas, you are for us the star of the morning. Credo, Domine !
With Mary, the first of believers, Lord, we pray to you: adauge nobis fidem !
Credo, Domine, adauge nobis fidem !

Camminiamo, stanchi e sofferenti, le ferite ancora aperte.
Tu guarisci chi ti cerca nei deserti, sei per noi la mano che risana. Credo, Domine !

Con i poveri, che attendono alla porta, Signore, noi t’invochiamo:
adauge nobis fidem !

Credo. Domine, adauge nobis fidem !

We are walking, tired and suffering, our wounds still open,
You cure whoever seeks you in the deserts, you are for us the hand that heals. Credo, Domine !
With the poor, who wait at the door, Lord, we call to you:
adauge nobis fidem !
Credo. Domine, adauge nobis fidem !

Camminiamo, sotto il peso della croce, sulle orme dei tuoi passi.
Tu risorgi nel mattino della Pasqua, sei per noi il Vivente che non muore. Credo, Domine !

Con gli umili, che vogliono rinascere, Signore, ti supplichiamo:
adauge nobis fidem !

Credo, Domine, adauge nobis fidem !

We are walking, under the weight of the cross, in the prints of your foot steps.
You arise on the morning of Easter, you are for us the Living One who does not die. Credo, Domine !
With the humble, who want to be reborn, Lord, we beseech you:
adauge nobis fidem !
Credo, Domine, adauge nobis fidem !

Camminiamo, attenti alla chiamata di ogni nuova Pentecoste.
Tu ricrei la presenza di quel soffio, sei per noi la Parola del futuro. Credo, Domine !

Con la Chiesa, che annuncia il tuo Vangelo, Signore, ti domandiamo:
adauge nobis fidem !

Credo, Domine, adauge nobis fidem !

We are walking, attentive to the call of every new Pentecost.
You recreate the presence of that breath, you are for us the Word of the future. Credo, Domine !
With the Church, which proclaims your Gospel, Lord, we ask you:
adauge nobis fidem !
Credo, Domine, adauge nobis fidem !

Camminiamo, ogni giorno che ci doni, con gli uomini fratelli.
Tu ci guidi per le strade della terra,
sei per noi la speranza della meta. Credo, Domine !

Con il mondo, dove il Regno è in mezzo a noi, Signore, noi ti gridiamo:
adauge nobis fidem !

Credo, Domine, adauge nobis fidem !

We are walking, every day that you give us, with our brother men (human beings),
You guide us by the roads of the earth,
you are for us the hope of the destination. Credo, Domine !
With the world, where the Kingdom is among us, we shout to you:
adauge nobis fidem !
Credo, Domine, adauge nobis fidem !

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Good luck to anyone adapting this to English. When I read it, the chorus from Nabucco is what comes to mind, but surely something more suitable can be made.

Actually, come to think of it, there may already be a similar song in English: "Lord, I believe" (1988), by John Polce; I used to hear it in charismatic renewal events. It's not exactly whitelist material, but the text is OK. I think it was anthologized in the songbook "Songs of Praise" (Servant Books).

Here is the official Arabic version of Credo Domine
With a singer from the Holy Land. Rabab Zaitoun

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAr0-WKiyrU

Thanks for posting the recording by Rabab Zeitoun: a beautiful voice.

It reflects the original that way.

Seriously? This is what we get?

I'll pass....

I propose a hymn tune contest, at least, though anything this irregular can't possibly be singable.

I think it's a lovely tune!

The text inscrutable remains.

No, I like the melody you posted. I could pull that one off with an accompaniment. A couple of my choir members could sing it fairly easily. "Faith of Our Fathers" will only replace the original.

Why are we calling this a hymn?

Chonak, I wasn't serious about 'why wouldn't "Faith of Our Father" have been picked' :-) All I meant was that, surely there are poets among the Church Triumphant or the Church Militant from whose work a text could have been adapted! This is neither good poetry nor good theology, and the music is trite.

Haugen could've done better. I think you meant Landry.

Morricone, where are you when we really need you?

Here’s a video of Credo, Domine from the Papal Mass for the opening of the Year of Faith:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XqAgxAooS8

it has little chance of ever becoming an ear worm.

I disagree. Proof:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydXenL7iu0w

"What was wrong with "Faith of Our Fathers"? Other than there being no 'faith of our mothers' according to certain quarters? Or that choosing an English hymn would offend others?"

Ritual Song actually has "Faith of Our Mothers" - I kid you not. It's one of the new verses they added in to the original. They also have a version that has something like "Faith of our sisters and brothers, too".

The verse in question originally read:

Faith of our Fathers, Mary's prayers,
Shall win our country back to Thee

There were actually two versions of the hymn by the original author: one was published in England and another in Ireland. Even the standard public domain version varies from the original. The latest editions of Gather and Worhsip only retain the first verse, still altered from the original. The other verses are newly written and very PC. This info is all from he conpendium to Worship III. I actually started researching this hymn when I first heard about the Year of Faith and then noticed the various versions of the text.

Updated Version as appears in Gather III and Worship IV:
Text : Frederick W. Faber 1814-1863; St. 1, Faber; sts. 2-4, Alfred; Sts. 2-4 © 1981, Joseph R. Alfred
Tune : ST. CATHERINE; LM with refrain; Henry F. Hemy 1818-1888; James G. Walton 1821-1905; Adapt. by Walton Public Domain


1. Faith of our fathers, living still
In spite of dungeon, fire and sword;
Oh, how our hearts beat high with joy
Whene’er we hear that glorious word.
Faith of our fathers, holy faith,
We will be true to you till death.

2. Faith of our mothers, darling faith,
Your work for Christ is love revealed,
Spreading God’s word from pole to pole,
Making love known and freedom real.
Faith of our mothers, holy faith,
We will be true to you till death.

3. Faith of our sisters, brothers too,
Who still must bear oppression’s might,
Raising on high, in prisons dark,
The cross of Christ still burning bright.
Faith for today, O living faith,
We will be true to you till death.

4. Faith born of God, O call us yet;
Bind us with all who follow you,
Sharing the struggle of your cross
Until the world is made anew.
Faith born of God, O living faith,
We will be true to you till death.

I particularly like the line about Mary's prayers winning our country back.

Just to play agent provacateur (as David calls me), if a hymn is, as has been said before, "a song of praise, directed at God," in what sense is "Faith of Our Fathers" a hymn?

I'm sorry, but I can't stomach this hymn. What can we do? I know someone on the liturgy committee at "The Parish" is going to scold me for not doing it. I'd rather teach them to sing the Credo as commemoration - but that won't fly. Can anyone suggest a worthy alternative that would have some historical weight? Plain clothes Sister M. who teaches at CUA (Parce mihi, Domine) will be shaking her finger at me at the next meeting....Ideas?
Deo Gratias.

I don't know anyone in my Diocese who is using Credo Domine (or has even heard of it for that matter). I used Faith of Our Fathers as a closing hymn for the "kick-off" weekend, but that's about it. I think teaching a sung creed would be a good idea, but I doubt it would be widely accepted.

Why not just teach congregations to sing the Credo I, III, or IV?
Guess I'm simple-minded, but actually singing a traditional Credo in a language that unites Latin Catholics around the world for the year of faith seems apt to me.

Italian soft rock seems... less apt. in terms of beauty and universality.

Our congregation owns Credo III, which is not my favorite but hey, and they're not above-average intelligent. They're just normal Catholics.

And boy, do they hit 'Faith of our Fathers' out of the park.