CPWI Hymnal ‎#803

803. God of saints, to whom the number

1 God of saints, to whom the number
of the starry host is known:
many saints by earth forgotten
live for ever round your throne.

2 In the roll of your apostles
stands the name Bartholomew;
for this faithful saint we offer,
year by year, our thanks to you.

3 All his faith and prayer and patience,
all his toiling and his strife,
all are veiled from us, but written
in the Lamb's great book of life.

4 There are named the blessèd faithful
of the new Jerusalem.
When Christ comes again in glory,
number us, we pray, with them,

Text Information

• First Line: God of saints, to whom the number
• Author: John Ellerton, 1826-1893 (alt.)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2010
• Topic: Saints' and Other Holy Days: St. Bartholomew

Tune Information

• Name: HALTON HOLGATE
• Composer: William Boyce, c.1710-1779
• Meter: 8.7.8.7
• Key: D Major