The New Century Hymnal ‎#295

295. I Sing a Song of the Saints of God

1 I sing a song of the saints of God,
faithful their whole lives through,
who bravely labored, lived, and died
for the God they loved and knew.
And one was a doctor, and one was a queen,
and one was a shepherd in pastures green:
they were saints of God, if you know what I mean,
God help me to be one, too.

2 They loved their and they lived that love.
It was loving that made them strong.
They did what was right, for Jesus’ sake,
lived justly their whole lives long.
And one was a prophet, and one was a priest,
and another was slain by a fierce wild beast:
there is no earthly reason, non in the least,
why I shouldn’t be one, too.

3 They lived not only in ages past,
there are hundreds of thousands still.
The world is filled with living saints
who choose to do God's will.
You can meet them in school, on the road, or at sea,
in church, in a train, in a shop, or at tea;
for the saints are folk like you and me,
and I mean to be one, too.

Text Information

• First Line: I sing a song of the saints of God
• Title: I Sing a Song of the Saints of God
• Author: Lesbia Scott (1929, alt.)
• Meter: Irr.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1995
• Topic: All Saints Day; Witness; Year C: Proper 14
• Copyright: © 1929 Morehouse Publishing Group. Adapted by permissions
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: GRAND ISLE
• Composer: John H. Hopkins (1940)
• Meter: Irr.
• Key: C Major
• Copyright: © 1940 The Church Pension Fund