Christian Worship (1993) ‎#551

551. For All the Saints

1 For all the saints who from their labors rest,
All who their 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
And in the darkness drear their one true light.
Alleluia! Alleluia!

3 Oh, 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 Oh, blest communion, fellowship divine!
We feebly struggle; they in glory shine,
Yet all are one within your grand design.
Alleluia! Alleluia!

5 And when the fight 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 to 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, 1823-97 (abr;, alt.)
• Meter: 10 10 10 with Alleluias
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1993
• Topic: Saints and Martyrs

Tune Information

• Name: SINE NOMINE
• Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams. 1872-1958
• Meter: 10 10 10 with Alleluias
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Tune and Setting: Ralph Vaughan Williams from the English Hymnal by permission of Oxford University Press.