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The United Methodist Hymnal · No. 711 · Words: William W. How · Tune: SINE NOMINE
For All the Saints
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →A hymn honoring the communion of saints, written by Anglican bishop William Walsham How in 1864. It celebrates those who have died in faith and looks forward to the resurrection and eternal rest.
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.
Refrain
Alleluia, Alleluia!
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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.
Refrain
Alleluia, Alleluia!
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Alleluia, Alleluia!
Verse 3
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.
Refrain
Alleluia, Alleluia!
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Alleluia, Alleluia!
Verse 4
O blest communion,
fellowship divine!
We feebly struggle,
they in glory shine;
yet all are one
in thee, for all are thine.
Refrain
Alleluia, Alleluia!
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Alleluia, Alleluia!
Verse 5
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.
Refrain
Alleluia, Alleluia!
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Alleluia, Alleluia!
Verse 6
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:
Refrain
Alleluia, Alleluia!
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Alleluia, Alleluia!
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