Planners for the services, ceremonies, and observances of Veterans Day this year have a new resource to consider: a military hymn entitled “Ever Faithful to the Call.” The hymn can be reviewed and downloaded free for nonprofit or personal use here.

Composer Tom Lough turned to chaplains, veterans, family members, widows, and church music professionals for their ideas and suggestions in the hymn’s development. Field testing of the hymn in late 2021 provided additional feedback for the final revisions.

Lough invites military units, religious denominations, and civic organizations to consider incorporating it into their Veterans Day observances.

The four verses of the hymn were sung recently as part of an organ recital in the West Point Cadet Chapel at the United States Military Academy.

“I feel that this hymn has the potential for widespread use in military and civilian settings for Veterans Day and other occasions as well,” said Craig Williams, West Point Chapel Organist.