Hymns

For All the Saints

Words: William Walsham How · Music: Ralph Vaughan Williams · 1864

Verse 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!

Verse 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!

Verse 3
Oh, blest communion, fellowship divine!
We feebly struggle, they in glory shine;
yet all are one in thee, for all are thine.
Alleluia, Alleluia!

Verse 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.
Alleluia, Alleluia!

Verse 5
But then there breaks a still more glorious day:
the saints triumphant rise in bright array;
the King of glory passes on his way.
Alleluia, Alleluia!

Verse 6
From earth's wide bounds, from ocean's farthest coast,
through gates of pearl streams in the countless host,
in praise of Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Alleluia, Alleluia!

Words: William Walsham How, 1864, rev. 1871, alt. | Music: Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1906

Psalm 18; John 8; Romans 12; 2 Corinthians 12; 1 Thessalonians 4; Revelation 7; Revelation 14; Revelation 21

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