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!
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!
For the Apostles' glorious company, Who
bearing forth the Cross o'er land and sea, Shook all the
mighty world, we sing to Thee: Alleluia, Alleluia!
For the Evangelists, by whose blest word, Like
fourfold streams, the garden of the Lord, Is fair and
fruitful, be Thy Name adored. Alleluia, Alleluia!
For Martyrs, who with rapture kindled
eye, Saw the bright crown descending from the sky, And
seeing, grasped it, Thee we glorify. Alleluia, Alleluia!
O blest communion, fellowship divine! We
feebly struggle, they in glory shine; All are one in Thee,
for all are Thine. 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!
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
blessed. 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!