Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#250

250. For all the saints who from their labors rest

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!

2 Thou wast their Rock, their Fortress, and their Might;
Thou, Lord, their Captain in their well-fought fight;
Thou, in the darkness drear, their one true Light.
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!

4 O blest communion, fellowship divine!
We feebly struggle, they in glory shine;
Yet all are one in Thee, for all are Thine.
Alleluia!

5 The golden evening brightens in the west;
Soon, soon to faithful warriors cometh rest;
Sweet is the calm of Paradise the blest.
Alleluia!

6 But lo! there breaks a yet more glorious day;
The saints triumphant rise in bright array;
The King of Glory passes on His way.
Alleluia!

7 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!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: For all the saints who from their labors rest
• Author: William Walsham How (1864)
• Meter: 10 10 10, 4
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: The Church: The Church Triumphant

Tune Information

• Name: PRO OMNIBUS SANCTIS
• Composer: Joseph Barnby (1869)
• Meter: 10 10 10, 4
• Key: E♭ Major