African American Heritage Hymnal ‎#339

339. For All the Saints

1 For all the saints who from their labors rest,
All who by faith before the world confessed,
Your name, O Jesus, be forever blest.
Alleluia! Alleluia!

2 You were their rock, their fortress and their might;
You, Lord, their Captain in the well-fought fight;
You in the darkness drear, their one true light.
Alleluia! Alleluia!

3 O may Your soldiers, faithful, true and bold,
Fight as the saints who nobly fought of old,
And win with them, the victor's crown of gold.
Alleluia! Alleluia!

4 O blest communion, family divine!
We feebly struggle, they in glory shine;
Yet all are one within Your great design.
Alleluia! Alleluia!

5 And when the strife is fierce, the warfare long,
Steals on the ear the distant triumph song,
And hearts are brave again, and arms are strong.
Alleluia! Alleluia!

6 The golden evening brightens in the west;
Soon, soon to faithful warriors comes their rest;
Sweet is the calm of paradise the blest.
Alleluia! Alleluia!

7 But then there breaks a yet more glorious day:
The saints triumphant rise in bright array;
The King of glory passes on His way.
Alleluia! Alleluia!

8 From earth's wide bounds, from ocean's farthest coast,
Through gates of pearl streams in the countless host,
Singing to Father, Son, and Holy Ghost:
Alleluia! Alleluia!

Text Information

• First Line: For all the saints who from their labors rest
• Title: For All the Saints
• Author: William W. How, 1823-1897
• Meter: 10 10 10 with alleluias
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2001
• Scripture:
  Hebrews 13:7
• Topic: Everlasting Life; Faithfulness: of the believer; Jesus Christ: His Glory and Power

Tune Information

• Name: SINE NOMINE
• Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958
• Meter: 10 10 10 with alleluias
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: © Oxford University Press