For all the saints

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1
For all the saints, who from their labors rest, 
who thee by faith before the world confessed, 
thy name, O Jesus, be forever blessed. 
Alleluia! Alleluia!

2
Thou wast their rock, their fortress, and their might, 
thou, Lord, their captain in the well-fought fight, 
thou, in the darkness drear, the one true light. 
Alleluia! Alleluia!

3
Oh, may thy people, faithful, true, and bold, 
fight as the saints who nobly fought of old, 
and win, with them, the glorious crown of gold. 
Alleluia! Alleluia!

4
Oh, blessed communion, fellowship divine! 
We feebly struggle, they in glory shine, 
yet all are one in thee, for all are thine. 
Alleluia! Alleluia!

5
And when the strife is fierce, the suffering long, 
steals on the ear the distant triumph song, 
and hearts are brave again, and arms are strong. 
Alleluia! Alleluia!

6
The golden evening brightens in the west. 
Soon, soon to faithful servants cometh rest. 
Sweet is the calm of paradise the blessed. 
Alleluia! Alleluia!

7
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! Alleluia!

8
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! Alleluia!

#636 in Hymnal: A Worship Book

Words:  William W. How, Hymns for Saints' Days, and other Hymns, 1864, alt.
   Tune:  Ralph Vaughan Williams, The English Hymnal, 1906

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