Hymn
For all the Saints, who from their labor rest
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!
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!
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! Alleluia!
O blest communion, fellowship divine!
We feebly struggle, they in glory shine;
Yet all are one in Thee, for all are Thine.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
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!
The golden evening brightens in the west;
Soon, soon to faithful warriors comes their rest;
Sweet is the calm of Paradise the blest.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
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!
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!
Amen.
For all the Saints, who from their labor rest — Text from The Hymnal and Order of Service, 1926. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/for-all-the-saints-who-from-their-labor-rest
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Who wrote For all the Saints, who from their labor rest?
The words of For all the Saints, who from their labor rest were written by William Walsham How; the version here was published in 1926. The library holds 5 more hymns by William Walsham How, including Summer Suns Are Glowing and We Give Thee But Thine Own.
Is For all the Saints, who from their labor rest public domain?
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What is the metre of For all the Saints, who from their labor rest?
For all the Saints, who from their labor rest is in 10.10.10.4.