For all thy saints, O Lord, who strove in Thee


For all thy saints, O Lord,
Who strove in Thee to live,
Who followed Thee, obeyed, adored,
Our grateful hymn receive.

For all the saints, O Lord,
Accept our thankful cry.
Who counted thee their great reward,
And strove in thee to die,

They all in life and death,
With thee their Lord in view,
Learned from thy Holy Spirit’s breath
To suffer and to do.

For this thy name we bless,
And humbly beg that we
May follow them in holiness,
And live and die in thee.

With them the Father, Son,
And Holy Ghost to praise,
As in the ancient days was done,
And shall through endless days.