The New English Hymnal ‎#197

197. For all the Saints who from their labours rest

1 For all the Saints who from their labours rest,
Who thee by faith before the world confest.
Thy name, O Jesu, be for ever blest.
Alleluya! Alleluya!

2 Thou wast their Rock, their Fortress, and their Might;
Thou, Lord, their Captain in the well fought fight;
Thou in the darkness drear their one true Light.
Alleluya! Alleluya!

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.
Alleluya! Alleluya!

4 O blest communion! fellowship divine!
We feebly struggle, they in glory shine;
Yet all are one in thee, for all are thine.
Alleluya! Alleluya!

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.
Alleluya! Alleluya!

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

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.
Alleluya! Alleluya!

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.
Alleluya! Alleluya!

Text Information

• First Line: For all the Saints who from their labours rest
• Author: W. Walsham How, 1823-97
• Meter: 10 10 10 4
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1986
• Topic: All Saints; Procession; The Christian Year: Festivals and Other Holy Days: Proper

Tune Information

• Name: SINE NOMINE
• Composer: R. Vaughan Wiliams, 1872-1958
• Meter: 10 10 10 4
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: By permission of Oxford Univeristy Press (from "English Praise")