Journeysongs (3rd ed.) ‎#504

504. For All the Saints

1 For all the saints who from their labors rest,
All who by faith before the world confessed,
Your name, O Jesus, be forever blest.
Alleluia! Alleluia!

2 You were their rock, their fortress and their might;
You, Lord, their captain in the well fought fight;
You, in the darkness drear, their one true light.
Alleluia! Alleluia!

3 O may your 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, family divine!
We feebly struggle, they in glory shine;
Yet all are one within your great design.
Alleluia! 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! 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! Alleluia!

7 But then there breaks a yet more glorious day:
The saints triumphant rise in bright array;
The king of glory passes on his way.
Alleluia! 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! Alleluia!

Text Information

• First Line: For all the saints who from their labors rest
• Title: For All the Saints
• Author: William W. How, 1823-1897 (alt.)
• Meter: 10 10 10 with alleluias
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2012
• Scripture:
  Psalm 18:1-3
  ;
  Psalm 24:7-10
  ;
  Acts 20:32
  ;
  1 Thessalonians 4:13-17
  ;
  1 Timothy 6:12
  ;
  2 Timothy 4:6-8
  ;
  Hebrews 2:10
  ;
  Hebrews 4:9
  ;
  Hebrews 11:13-16
  ;
  Hebrews 12:1-2
  ;
  1 Peter 1:3-5
  ;
  Revelation 2:10
  ;
  Revelation 6:11
  ;
  Revelation 7:2-4
  ;
  Revelation 7:9-14
  ;
  Revelation 14:13
  ;
  Revelation 21:21
• Topic: Church; Eternal Life/Heaven; Rites of the Church: Order of Christian Funerals: Funeral Liturgy for Adults; Saints; The Liturgical Year: All Saints (November 1); The Liturgical Year: The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls' Day) (November 2)

Tune Information

• Name: SINE NOMINE
• Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958
• Meter: 10 10 10 with alleluias
• Key: F Major or modal
• Source: English Hymnal, 1906