CPWI Hymnal ‎#804

804. Saints of God! Lo, Jesu's people

1 Saints of God! Lo, Jesu’s people
age to age your glory tell;
in his name for us ye laboured,
now in bless eternal dwell.

2 Twelve poor men, by Christ anointed,
braved the rich, the wise, the great,
all the world counts dear rejecting,
rapt in their apostolate.

3 Thus the earth their death-wounds purchased,
hallowed by the blood therefrom,
on her bosom bore the nations,
laved, illumined — Christendom.

4 On this feast, almighty Father,
may we praise thee with the Son,
evermore his love confessing,
who from both with both is One.

Text Information

• First Line: Saints of God! Lo, Jesu's people
• Author: John Athelstan Laurie Riley, 1858-1945
• Meter: 8.7.8.7
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2010
• Topic: Saints' and Other Holy Days: St. Bartholomew

Tune Information

• Name: GOTT WILL'S MACHEN
• Composer: Johann Ludwig Steiner, 1688-1761
• Meter: 8.7.8.7
• Key: F Major