Common Praise (1998) ‎#276

276. For All the Saints

1 For all the saints, who from their labours rest,
who thee by faith before the world confessed,
thy name, O Jesus, be forever blest.
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, the one true light.
Alleluia! Alleluia!

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.
Alleluia! Alleluia!

4 O blest communion, fellowship divine!
We feebly struggle, they in glory shine;
yet all are one in thee, for all are thine.
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 lo, 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 labours rest
• Title: For All the Saints
• Author: William Walsham How (1823-1897)
• Meter: 10 10 10 with Alleluias
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1998
• Scripture:
  Psalm 18:1-20
  ;
  Psalm 24
  ;
  Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-9
  ;
  2 Timothy 4:6-8
  ;
  Hebrews 11:1-3
  ;
  Hebrews 11:8-16
  ;
  Hebrews 12:18-29
  ;
  Revelation 5:1-14
  ;
  Revelation 7:9-17
  ;
  Revelation 21:1-7
• Topic: Funeral; The Saints

Tune Information

• Name: SINE NOMINE
• Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
• Meter: 10 10 10 with Alleluias
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: © Oxford University Press
• Notes: Lower key 387