Sine Nomine
For all the saints, who from their labors rest
287
The Hymnal 1982 (Episcopal)
Various Recordings
Hymn Melody
Metric Index
10 10 10 with Alleluias
Modality
G Major
15-Pitch Humming Index
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Author
William Walsham How [1823-1897]
Composer
Ralph Vaughan Williams [1872-1958]
Copyright
By permission of Oxford University Press.
Language
English
Publication Date
1985
Last Five Uses
• Used on Nov 03, 2024 10:30 as the Entrance Hymn at St. Mark's Episcopal, Honeybrook, PA
• Used on Nov 06, 2022 10:30 as the Entrance Hymn at St. Mark's Episcopal, Honeybrook, PA
• Used on Nov 07, 2021 10:30 as the Entrance Hymn at St. Mark's Episcopal, Honeybrook, PA
• Used on Nov 03, 2019 10:30 as the Recessional Hymn at St. Mark's Episcopal, Honeybrook, PA
• Used on Nov 04, 2018 00:00 as the Entrance Hymn at St. Mark's Episcopal, Honeybrook, PA
• Used on Nov 06, 2022 10:30 as the Entrance Hymn at St. Mark's Episcopal, Honeybrook, PA
• Used on Nov 07, 2021 10:30 as the Entrance Hymn at St. Mark's Episcopal, Honeybrook, PA
• Used on Nov 03, 2019 10:30 as the Recessional Hymn at St. Mark's Episcopal, Honeybrook, PA
• Used on Nov 04, 2018 00:00 as the Entrance Hymn at St. Mark's Episcopal, Honeybrook, PA
Poem Words (Eight verses)
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!
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!
thou, Lord, their Captain in the well-fought fight;
thou, in the darkness drear, the one true Light.
Alleluia, Alleluia!
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.
Alleluia, Alleluia!
fight as the saints who nobly fought of old,
and win, with them, the victor's crown of gold.
Alleluia, Alleluia!
4.
O blest communion, fellowship divine!
We feebly struggle, they in glory shine
yet all are one in thee, for all are thine.
Alleluia, Alleluia!
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 warfare long,
steals on the ear the distant triumph song,
and hearts are brave, again, and arms are strong.
Alleluia, Alleluia!
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 warriors cometh rest;
sweet is the calm of paradise the blest.
Alleluia, Alleluia!
soon, soon to faithful warriors cometh rest;
sweet is the calm of paradise the blest.
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!
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!
through gates of pearl streams in the countless host,
singing to Father, Son, and Holy Ghost:
Alleluia, Alleluia!
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