The Lutheran Hymnal ‎#463

463. For All the Saints Who From Their Labors Rest

1 For all the saints who from their labors rest,
Who Thee by faith before the world confest,
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, their one true Light.
Alleluia! Alleluia!

3 Oh, 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 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!

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,
Alleluia! Alleluia!

8 The golden evening brightens in the west;
Soon, soon to faithful warriors cometh rest.
Sweet is the calm of Paradise the blest.
Alleluia! Alleluia!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: For all the saints who from their labors rest
• Title: For All the Saints Who From Their Labors Rest
• Author: William W. How (1864, cento)
• Meter: 10.10.10., with Alleluas
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1941
• Scripture:
  Hebrews 12:1
• Topic: The Church: Communion of Saints

Tune Information

• Name: SINE NOMINE
• Composer: R. Vaughan Williams (1906, arr.)
• Meter: 10.10.10., with Alleluas
• Key: G Major