Common Praise ‎#232

232. For all the saints who from their labors rest

1 For all the saints who from their labours rest,
who thee by faith before the world confessed,
thy name, O Jesu, be for ever blest.
Alleluia.

2 Thou wast their rock, their fortress, and their might;
thou, Lord, their Captain in the well-fought fight;
thou, in the darkness, still their one true light.
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.

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 comes their 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: W. Walsham How, 1823-1897
• Meter: 10 10 10 4
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2000
• Scripture:
  2 Samuel 22:2-3
  ;
  2 Timothy 2:3
  ;
  2 Timothy 4:7-8
  ;
  Daniel 12:3
  ;
  Hebrews 2:10
  ;
  Luke 23:43
  ;
  Matthew 10:32
  ;
  Revelation 14:13
  ;
  Revelation 21:21
• Topic: Saints: All Saints' Day
• Notes: Alternate tune ENGELBERG 372

Tune Information

• Name: SINE NOMINE
• Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958
• Meter: 10 10 10 4
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Harmony © Oxford University Press. From "The English Hymnal"