Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ‎#82

82. 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.

[Chorus:]
Alleluia, Alleluia.

2. Oh, 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. [Chorus]

3. Thou art our rock, our fortress, and our might;
Thou, Lord, our captain in the well-fought fight;
Thou, in the darkness drear, our one true light. [Chorus]

4. 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. [Chorus]

5. 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. [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: For all the Saints who from their labors rest
• Title: For All the Saints
• Author: William Walsham How, 1823–1897 (alt.)
• Refrain First Line: Alleluia, Alleluia
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1985
• Scripture:
  2 Timothy 4:7-8
  ;
  Revelation 14:12-13
• Topic: Assurance; Brotherhood; Courage; Enduring to the End; Example; Faith; Funeral; Genealogy and Temple Work; Music and Song; Praise and Thanksgiving; Spirituality; Trials

Tune Information

• Name: [For all the Saints who from their labors rest]
• Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872–1958
• Incipit: 53215 61253 21771
• Key: G Major or modal
• Source: Reprinted from the English Hymnal by permission of Oxford University Press.
• Copyright: Making copies without written permission of the copyright owner is prohibited.