Moravian Book of Worship ‎#390

390. For All the Saints

1 For all the saints who from their labors rest,
who to the world by faith their Lord confessed,
your name, O Jesus, be forever blessed.
Alleluia! Alleluia!

2 You were their rock, their fortress, and their might;
you, Lord, their captain in the well-fought fight;
you in the darkness drear, their one true light.
Alleluia! Alleluia!

3 Oh, blessed communion, fellowship divine,
we feebly struggle, they in glory shine;
yet all are one within your great design.
Alleluia! Alleluia!

Text Information

• First Line: For all the saints who from their labors rest
• Title: For All the Saints
• Author: William Walsham How (1864, alt.)
• Meter: 10.10.10. with Alleluias
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1995
• Scripture:
  Proverbs 4:18
  ;
  Hebrews 4:9
  ;
  Hebrews 11:8-19
  ;
  Hebrews 12:1-3
  ;
  1 Peter 1:3-5
  ;
  Revelation 7:9-17
  ;
  Revelation 11:15-18
  ;
  Revelation 14:12-13
• Topic: Martyrs and All Saints; Christian warfare; Christian year-All Saints; Church--Triumphant; Death of Believers; Funeral and memorial service; Life to Come; Martyrs; Moravian festivals--July 7

Tune Information

• Name: SINE NOMINE
• Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958
• Meter: 10.10.10. with Alleluias
• Key: G Major
• Source: From the English Hymnal (1906), alt.
• Copyright: Used by permission of Oxford University Press