For All The Saints

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 blest communion, fellowship divine!

We feebly struggle, they in glory shine;

Yet all are one in thee, for all are thine:

     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,

And singing to Father, Son and Holy Ghost:

      Alleluia, alleluia!

Tune: Sine Nomine 10.10.10 with Alleluias

Music: Ralph Vaughn Williams, 1872-1958

Text: William W. How, 1823-1897