Author: William Walsham How, 1823-97 Hymnal: Together in Song #455 (1999) Meter: 10.10.10 with alleluias Lyrics: 1 For all the saints who from their labors rest,
who to the world their Lord by faith confessed,
your name, O Jesus, be for ever blessed.
Hallelujah, hallelujah!
2 You were their rock, their fortress and their might,
you were their captain in the well fought fight;
in deepest darkness still their one true light.
Hallelujah, hallelujah!
3 So may your servants, faithful, true, and bold,
fight as the saints who nobly fought of old,
and win, with them, the victor's crown of gold.
Hallelujah, hallelujah!
4 O blest communion, fellowship divine!
We feebly struggle, they in glory shine,
all yours, all joined in unity divine.
Hallelujah, hallelujah!
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.
Hallelujah, hallelujah!
6 The golden evening brightens in the west;
soon, soon to faithful warriors comes their rest,
the peaceful calm of paradise the blest.
Hallelujah, hallelujah!
7 But see, there breaks a yet more glorious day;
the saints triumphant rise in bright array;
the King of glory calls passes on his way.
Hallelujah, hallelujah!
8 From earth's wide bounds and ocean's farthest shore,
through heaven's gate the holy people pour;
the Three-in-One for ever they adore.
Hallelujah, hallelujah! Topics: All Saints and All Souls; Communion of Saints; Conflict; Consummation in Christ; Forebears; Funerals; People of God; Pilgrimage; Processional Hymn Scripture: Colossians 1:9-14 Languages: English Tune Title: SINE NOMINE
For all the saints who from their labors rest