Author: John Ellerton, 1826-1893 Hymnal: CPWI Hymnal #803 (2010) Meter: 8.7.8.7 Hymnal Title: CPWI Hymnal Lyrics: 1 God of saints, to whom the number
of the starry host is known:
many saints by earth forgotten
live for ever round your throne.
2 In the roll of your apostles
stands the name Bartholomew;
for this faithful saint we offer,
year by year, our thanks to you.
3 All his faith and prayer and patience,
all his toiling and his strife,
all are veiled from us, but written
in the Lamb's great book of life.
4 There are named the blessèd faithful
of the new Jerusalem.
When Christ comes again in glory,
number us, we pray, with them, Topics: Saints' and Other Holy Days St. Bartholomew Languages: English Tune Title: HALTON HOLGATE
God of saints, to whom the number