Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) ‎#155

155. For All the Saints

1 For all the saints who from their labors rest,
Who Thee by faith before the world confessed,
Thy name, O Jesus, be forever blest.
Alleluia! Alleluia!

2 Thou wast their Rock, 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 O 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 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!

5 From earth's wide bounds, from ocean's farthest coast,
Thro' gates of pearl streams in the countless host,
Singing to the 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 (1864)
• Meter: 10.10.10.4
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1997
• Scripture:
  Hebrews 11
  ;
  Revelation 14:13
• Topic: Heaven: Eternal Home; Jesus: Savior; Warfare & Victory

Tune Information

• Name: SINE NOMINE
• Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1906)
• Meter: 10.10.10.4
• Key: G Major