The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal ‎#578

578. For all the Saints Who from Their Labors

1 For all the saints who from their labors rest,
Who Thee by faith before the world confessed,
Thy name, O Jesus, be forever blest.

Refrain:
Alleluia! Alleluia!

2 Thou wast their Rock, their Fortress, and their Might;
Thou, Lord, their Captain in the well-fought fight;
Thou, in the darkness drear, their one true Light. [Refrain]

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

4 O blest communion, fellowship divine!
We feebly struggle, they in glory shine;
Yet all are one in Thee, for all are Thine.
[Refrain]

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. [Refrain]

6 The golden evening brightens in the west;
Soon, soon to faithful warriors cometh rest;
Sweet is the calm of Paradise the blest. [Refrain]

7 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. [Refrain]

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: For all the saints who from their labors rest
• Title: For all the Saints Who from Their Labors
• Author: William Walsham How (1864)
• Refrain First Line: Alleluia! Alleluia!
• Meter: 10 10. 10 4
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1999
• Topic: Eternal Life

Tune Information

• Name: SARUM
• Composer: Joseph Barnby (1860)
• Meter: 10 10. 10 4
• Key: E♭ Major