the Lord, Is fair and fruitful, be Thy Name adored. Alleluia, Alleluia! 6. For Martyrs, who with rapture kindled eye, Saw the bright crown descending from the sky, And seeing, grasped it, Thee we glorify. Alleluia, Alleluia! 7. O blest communion, fellowship divine! We feebly struggle, they in glory shine; Yet all are one in Thee, for all are Thine. Alleluia, Alleluia! 8. 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! 9. 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! 10. 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! 11. 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! Some versions substitute "far off we hear" for "steals on the ear" (verse 8). There are other minor variations as well. Most renditions omit verses 3, 5 and 6. Use in German On a request by German composer Heinz Werner Zimmermann, Anna Martina Gottschick wrote a hymn "Herr, mach uns stark" (Lord make us strong [in courage to confess you]) to the "Sine nomine" tune in 1972, because the composer wanted to make it available for German church singing. Her hymn is intended for the end of the liturgical year. The version in German Protestant and Catholic hymnals closes with a stanza which Jürgen Henkys translated from "For All the Saints". Notes References . Richard Clothier, A Heritage of Hymns (Independence, Missouri: Herald Publishing House, 1996), 156–58. External links For all the Saints, sung by the choir of St. Paul's Cathedral (dir. Malcolm Archer) Background information English Christian hymns 1864 songs 19th-century hymns