5882. The Saints of God! Their Conflict Past

1. The saints of God! their conflict past,
And life’s long battle won at last,
No more they need the shield or sword,
They cast them down before their Lord:
O happy saints! forever blest,
At Jesus feet’ how safe your rest!

2. The saints of God! their wand’rings done,
No more their weary course they run,
No more they faint, no more they fall,
No foes oppress, no fears appall:
O happy saints! forever blest,
In that dear home how sweet your rest!

3. The saints of God! life’s voyage o’er,
Safe landed on that blissful shore,
No stormy tempests now they dread,
No roaring billows lift their head:
O happy saints! forever blest,
In that calm haven of your rest!

4. The saints of God their vigil keep,
While yet their mortal bodies sleep,
Till from the dust they too shall rise
And soar triumphant to the skies:
O happy saints! rejoice and sing:
He quickly comes, your Lord and King!

5. O God of saints! to Thee we cry;
O Savior! plead for us on high;
O Holy Ghost! our guide and friend,
Grant us Thy grace till life shall end;
That with all the saints our rest may be
In that bright paradise with Thee!

Text Information
First Line: The saints of God! their conflict past
Title: The Saints of God! Their Conflict Past
Author: William D. MacLagan (1869)
Meter: 88.88.88
Language: English
Source: First published in Church Bells, 1870
Copyright: Public Domain
Notes: Alternate tunes: NYBERG, B. Mikael Nyberg, 1871-1940; REST (STAINER), John Stainer, 1875
Tune Information
Name: JERVAULX ABBEY
Adapter: Alexander Galloway (1912)
Meter: 88.88.88
Incipit: 15432 12336 65354
Key: D Major
Source: French psalter melody, 1562
Copyright: Public Domain



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