Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary ‎#554

554. 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;
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 fight 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 cometh rest.
Sweet is the calm of Paradise the blest.
Alleluia! Alleluia!

Text Information

• First Line: For all the saints who from their labors rest
• Title: For All the Saints
• Author: W. W. How, 1823-97 (alt.)
• Meter: 10 10 10 with Alleluias
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1996
• Topic: Saints and Martyrs

Tune Information

• Name: SINE NOMINE
• Composer: R. Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958
• Meter: 10 10 10 with Alleluias
• Key: F Major