Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America ‎#144b

144b. 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 confessed,
Thy Name, O Jesus, be for ever blest.
Alleluia! Alleluia!

2 Thou wast their rock, their fortress and their might;
Thou, Lord, their captain in their 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 O blest communion, fellowship divine!
We feebly struggle, they in glory shine;
Yet all are one in thee, for all are thine.
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!

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

7 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!

8 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!

Text Information

• First Line: For all the saints who from their labors rest
• Author: William Walsham How, 1823 - 97
• Meter: 10 10 10, 4.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1958
• Topic: The Church Year: Saints' Days - Minor Festivals; The Life In Christ: Conflict and Victory; The Life In Christ: Commemoration

Tune Information

• Name: PRO OMNIBUS SANCTIS (SARUM)
• Composer: Joseph Barnby, 1838 - 86
• Meter: 10 10 10, 4.
• Key: E♭ Major