Author: Earl Nelson Hymnal: The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 #174 (1894) Meter: 7.6 D Topics: Other Feasts and Fasts General for Saints' Days Lyrics: 1 From all Thy saints in warfare,
for all Thy saints at rest,
To Thee, O blessed Jesus,
all praises be addressed.
Thou Lord, didst win the battle
that they might conquerors be;
Their crowns of living glory
are lit with rays from Thee.
[Insert here the stanza for the special Saint's Day to be celebrated]
St. Andrew:
2 Praise, Lord, for Thine apostle,
the first to welcome Thee,
The first to lead his brother
The very Christ to see.
With hearts for Thee made ready,
watch we throughout the year,
Forward to lead our brethren
to own Thine Advent near.
St. Thomas:
3 All praise for Thine apostle,
whose short-lived doubtings prove
Thy perfect twofold nature,
the fullness of Thy love.
On all who wait Thy coming
shed forth Thy peace, O Lord,
And grant us faitn to know Thee,
true man, true God, adored.
St. Stephen:
4 Praise for the first of martyrs
who saw Thee ready stand,
To aid in midst of torments,
to plead at God's right hand.
Share we with him, if summoned
by death our Lord to own,
On earth the faithful witness,
in heaven the martyr crown.
St. John the Evangelist:
5 Praise for the loved disciple,
exile on Patmos' shore;
Praise for the faithful record,
he to Thy Godhead bore,
Praise for the mystic vision
through him to us revealed.
May we, in patience waiting,
with Thine elect be sealed.
The Holy Innocents:
6 Praise for Thine infant martyrs,
by Thee with tenderest love
Called early from the warfare
to share the rest above.
O Rachel! cease thy weeping:
they rest from pains and cares.
Lord, grant us hearts as guileless,
and crowns as bright as theirs.
The Conversion of St. Paul:
7 Praise for the light from heaven,
praise for the voice of awe,
Praise for the glorious vision
the persecutor saw.
Thee Lord, for his conversion,
We glorify to-day;
So lighten all our darkness,
with Thy true Spirit's ray.
St. Matthias:
8 Lord, Thine abiding presence
directs the wondrous choice;
For one in place of Judas
the faithful now rejoice.
Thy Church from false apostles
for evermore defend,
And by Thy parting promise,
be with her to the end.
St. Mark:
9 For him, O Lord, we praise Thee,
the weak by grace made strong,
Whose labors and whose Gospel
Enrich our triumph-song.
May we, in all our weakness,
find strength in Thee supplied,
And all, as faithful branches,
In Thee, the Vine, abide.
St. Philip and St. James:
10 All praise for Thine apostle,
blest guide to Greek and Jew,
And him surnamed Thy brother;
Keep us Thy brethren true,
And grant us grace to know Thee,
the Way, the truth, the Life,
To wrestle with temptations
till victors in the strife.
St. Barnabas:
11 The Son of Consolation,
moved by Thy law of love
Forsaking earthly treasures,
sought riches from above.
As earth now teems with increase,
let gifts of grace descend,
That Thy true consolations
may through the world extend.
St. John the Baptist:
12 We praise Thee for the Baptist,
forerunner of the Word,
Our true Elias making
A highway for the Lord.
Of prophets last and greatest,
he saw Thy dawning ray:
Make us the rather blessèd,
who love Thy glorious day.
St. Peter:
13 Praise for Thy great apostle
so eager and so bold;
Thrice falling, yet repentant,
thrice charged to keep Thy fold.
Lord, make Thy pastors faithful
to guard their flocks from ill,
And grant them dauntless courage,
with humble, earnest will.
St. James:
14 For him, O Lord, we praise Thee,
who, slain by Herod's sword,
Drank of Thy cup of suffering
fulfilling thus Thy word.
Curb we all vain impatience
to read Thy veiled decree,
And count it joy to suffer,
if so brought nearer Thee.
St. Bartholomew:
15 All praise for Thine apostle,
the faithful, pure, and true
Whom underneath the fig tree
Thine eye all-seeing knew.
Like him, may we be guileless,
true Israelites indeed,
That Thy abiding presence
Our longing souls may feed.
St. Matthew:
16 Praise, Lord, for him whose Gospel
Thy human life declared,
Who, worldly gains forsaking,
Thy path of suffering shared.
From all unrighteous mammon,
oh, give us hearts set free,
That we, whate'er our calling,
may rise and follow Thee.
St. Luke:
17 For that "beloved physician,"
all praise, whose Gospel shows
The healer of the nations,
the sharer of our woes.
Thy wine and oil, O Saviour,
On bruised hearts deign to pour,
And with true balm of Gilead
anoint us evermore.
St. Simon and St. Jude:
18 Praise, Lord, for Thine apostles,
who sealed their faith to-day,
One love, one zeal impelled them
to tread the sacred way,
May we with zeal as earnest
the faith of Christ maintain,
And, bound in love as brethren,
at length Thy rest attain.
General ending:
19 Apostles, prophets, martyrs,
and all the sacred throng
Who wear the spotless raiment,
who raise the ceaseless song;
For these, passed on before us,
Saviour, we Thee adore,
And, walking in their footsteps,
would serve Thee more and more.
20 Then praise we God the Father,
and praise we God the Son,
And God the Holy Spirit,
eternal Three in One;
Till all the ransomed number
fall down before Thy throne,
And honor, power, and glory
ascribe to God alone.
Amen.
Languages: English Tune Title: [From all Thy saints in warfare]
From all Thy saints in warfare
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