African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal ‎#476

476. For All the Saints

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

2 Thou wast their rock, their fortress, and their might;
Thou, Lord, their captain in the well-fought fight;
And Thou, in the darkness drear, their one true light.
Alleluia, 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, 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, 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 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!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: For all the saints, who from their labors rest
• Title: For All the Saints
• Author: William W. How, 1823-1897
• Meter: 10 10 10 with Alleluias
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2011
• Scripture:
  Hebrews 11:13
  ;
  Hebrews 11:16
• Topic: The Christian Life: Death and Life Eternal; Everlasting Life; Fellowship; Funeral

Tune Information

• Name: SINE NOMINE
• Composer: R. Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958
• Meter: 10 10 10 with Alleluias
• Key: G Major or modal
• Copyright: From "The English Hymnal" by permission of Oxford University Press