277. How Blessed Are All the Saints

1 How blessed are all the saints, our God,
who having crossed the troubled sea,
have gained the harbour of your peace
and rest in your tranquillity.

2 Watch over us who voyage still,
with risk and danger yet to face;
remember all beset by storms
and hold them in your steadfast grace.

3 Our vessel's frail, the ocean wide,
but your love steers, and we aspire
to gain the peaceful shore at last,
the haven of our heart's desire.

4 Then we shall praise you endlessly,
great God, to whom all praise is due;
as you have made us for yourself,
our hearts must find their rest in you.

Text Information
First Line: How blessed are all the saints, our God
Title: How Blessed Are All the Saints
Author: Alan Gaunt (1935-)
Publication Date: 1998
Meter: LM
Scripture: Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-9; 1 Corinthians 9:24-27; Hebrews 11:29 - 12:2; Revelation 5:1-14; Revelation 7:9-17; Revelation 12:7-12
Topic: The Saints
Copyright: © 1991 Stainer & Bell Ltd. / Hope Publishing Co.
Tune Information
Name: SONG 34
Composer (Melody and bass): Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)
Meter: LM
Source: The English Hymnal, 1906, harm.



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