for all the saints who from their labours rest who thee by faith before the world confessed thy name o jesus be forever blest hallelujah hallelujah  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 hallelujah hallelujah  o may thy soldiers faithful true and bold fight as the saints who nobly fought of old and win with them the victors crown of gold hallelujah hallelujah o blest communion fellowship divine we feebly struggle they in glory shine yet all are one in thee for all are thine hallelujah hallelujah  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 hallelujah hallelujah  the golden evening brightens in the west soon soon to faithful warriors cometh rest sweet is the calm of paradise the blest hallelujah hallelujah  but lo there breaks a yet more glorious day the saints triumphant rise in bright array the king of glory passes on his way hallelujah hallelujah  from earths wide bounds from oceans farthest coast through gates of pearl streams in the countless host singing to father son and holy ghost hallelujah hallelujah 