By All Your Saints (King's Lynn)
Lutheran Hymn Project
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By all your saints still striving For all your saints at rest Your holy name, O Jesus Forevermore be blessed! For you arose victorious That they might wear the crown And share the light of glory Reflected from your throne Apostles, prophets, martyrs And all the noble throng Who wear the spotless raiment And raise the ceaseless song For these passed on before us We sing our praise anew And, walking in their footsteps Would live our lives for you All praise, O Lord, for Andrew The first to welcome you Whose witness to his brother Named you Messiah true May we, with hearts kept open To you throughout the year Proclaim to friend and neighbor Your advent ever near All praise for Stephen, martyr Who saw you ready stand To help in time of torment To plead at God's right hand O Jesus, born to save us Grant us discerning sight That true till death we serve you And witness to your light For John, belov'd disciple Exiled on Patmos' shore And for John's holy gospel We praise you evermore Praise for the mystic vision These words to us unfold Instill in us the longing Your glory to behold All praise for infant martyrs Whom you with tend'rest love Received from Herod's bloodshed To share your home above O Rachel, cease your weeping They rest from earthbound cares Lord, grant us hearts as guileless And crowns as bright as theirs We praise you, Lord, for Peter So eager and so bold Thrice falling, yet repentant Thrice charged to feed your fold Lord, make your pastors faithful To guard your flock from harm And hold them when they waver With your almighty arm Praise for the light from heaven Praise for the voice of awe Praise for the glorious vision The persecutor saw O Lord, for Paul's enlight'ning We bless your name today Come, shine within our darkness And guide us on our way We sing our praise for Joseph Your guardian, dearest Lord Who, list'ning to the angel Once saved you from the sword In temple, home, and workshop He led you, honed your skill So teach us, Christ our brother To do our Father's will For Mark, O Lord, we praise you Whose fainting heart, made strong Poured forth the faithful gospel To animate our song May we, in all our weakness Receive your pow'r divine And all, as fruitful branches Grow strong in you, the vine We praise your name for Philip Blest guide to Greek and Jew And for young James, the faithful Who heard and followed you Oh, grant us grace to know you The way, the truth, the life And wrestle with temptation Till victors in the strife Lord, your abiding presence Directs the wondrous choice The lot falls to Mathias The faithful now rejoice May we as true apostles Your holy church defend And by your parting promise Be with us to the end For Barnabas we praise you Appointed by your call Who, filled with faith and Spirit Proclaimed your word with Paul Give us your grace, Oh Savior That we become the same Companions in your mission Who bear the Christian name We praise you for the Baptist Forerunner of the Word Our true Elijah, making A highway for the Lord The last and greatest prophet He saw the dawning ray Of light that grows in splendor Until the perfect day All praise to you for Thomas Whose short-lived doubtings prove Your perfect two-fold nature And all your depth of love May all who live with questions Have faith in you restored Grant us the grace to know you To say, "My God and Lord" For Magdalene we praise you Steadfast at cross and tomb Your "Mary!" in the garden Dispelled her tears and gloom Apostle to the apostles She ran to spread the word Send us to shout the good news That we have seen the Lord For James, O Lord, we praise you Who fell to Herod's sword Who drank your cup of suff'ring And thus fulfilled your word Lord, curb our vain impatience For glory and for gain And nerve us for such suff'rings As glorify your name Oh, magnify with Mary The God whom we adore Rejoice in Christ our Savior True God whom Mary bore And praise the holy Power In her made manifest With all the generations Acclaim this woman blest All praise for him whose candor Through all his doubt you saw When Philip at the fig tree Disclosed you in the law Discern, beneath our surface O Lord, what we can be That by your truth made guileless Your glory we may see For Luke, belov'd physician All praise, whose gospel shows The healer of the nations The one who shares our woes Your wine and oil, O Savior Upon our spirits pour And with true balm of Gilead Anoint us evermore All praise for Jude and Simon Who sealed their faith today One love, one hope impelled them To tread the sacred way May we with zeal as earnest The faith of Christ maintain And foll'wing these our brothers At length your rest attain Give praise to God Almighty And worship God the Son And sing to God the Spirit Eternal Three in One Till all the ransomed number Fall down before the throne And honor, pow'r, and glory Ascribe to God alone
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