Arthur Bardwell Patten (March 26, 1864 – May 10, 1952) was a distinguished United States Congregational Church clergyman who served congregations in New England and the Pacific coast.
His best remembered work is the hymn text "Faith of Our Mothers," written circa 1920.
[4] Patten was the author of books, articles and poems, including: Patten married the former Kate Howes Ryder of Chelsea, Massachusetts (born November 26, 1876) on October 1, 1896.
[6][7][8] They had had three sons: Ryder (the eldest; 31 July 1897 – August 1957),[9] Julian and Roger Wolcott Patten (the youngest).
's son Roger aged one year and a half was drowned while they were vacationing at Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire.